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32. They are clearly using this to bring attention to the gun issue which has lain dormant

Tue Jun 14, 2016, 08:14 PM

Jun 2016

but this gives them to the ability to atleast raise peoples awareness to the problem once more even though they dont have a chance in hell of such a law withstanding a scotus challenge.

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Democrats will try again to block terrorism suspects from buying guns [View all] TomCADem Jun 2016 OP

yeah, who cares about the Bill of rights? Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #1

What about expanded background checks? Any problem with that? TomCADem Jun 2016 #2

Opposition to this proposal has very little to do with the Second Amendment TeddyR Jun 2016 #6

Right there. +10000 Indydem Jun 2016 #37

Correct MosheFeingold Jun 2016 #62

Uh...Under reagan, there were no background checks at all, federally... beevul Jun 2016 #61

According to Justice Warren Burger iandhr Jun 2016 #3

YOu see to have completey dodged the question Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #4

The Supreme Court TeddyR Jun 2016 #7

The fact that not everyone agrees that the constitution guarantee the right of gun ownership... iandhr Jun 2016 #8

The Dem party platform TeddyR Jun 2016 #11

Not Found askeptic Jun 2016 #14

When does your militia train? nt Gore1FL Jun 2016 #33

If the arms that existed when the 2nd was written were all there is, no problem. greyl Jun 2016 #35

Maybe you should brush up on military history. Indydem Jun 2016 #38

No, the problem is you or the NRA wouldn't settle for those. greyl Jun 2016 #39

Why do governments need an amendment to form an army? krispos42 Jun 2016 #12

The actual constitution made the miltia federal. happyslug Jun 2016 #29

Do you mean Crepuscular Jun 2016 #19

Other quotes from the keen judicial mind of that esteemed jurist... Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #63

'Even one unpurchased gun is too high a price to save one life.' - Wayne LaPierre onehandle Jun 2016 #9

Thank you. CanadaexPat Jun 2016 #13

Yes, because all of that is EXACTLY THE SAME THING as keeping assault weapons 6000eliot Jun 2016 #15

There is no such thing as an "assault weapon". Odin2005 Jun 2016 #27

How about Murdering Tool? itsrobert Jun 2016 #31

OK, lets use "big fucking guns that can kill a lot of people quickly" instead of "assault." nt Gore1FL Jun 2016 #34

We had a ban for 10 years that president Clinton signed the ABW yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #41

It didn't go far enough Gore1FL Jun 2016 #44

Didn't go far enough? yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #45

Not long enough, apparently. they were still in circulation Gore1FL Jun 2016 #46

What's your point? MisterFred Jun 2016 #56

Oh brother. greyl Jun 2016 #36

I'm not sure you're getting the point. MisterFred Jun 2016 #51

Who is suggesting such a thing? Have you heard of a slippery slope fallacy? 6000eliot Jun 2016 #53

No slippery slope at all. MisterFred Jun 2016 #54

What. Ever. 6000eliot Jun 2016 #59

*Shrug* You're free to ignore the fifth amendment. MisterFred Jun 2016 #60

Do you think that allowing people suspected of being or associating with terrorists karynnj Jun 2016 #21

The FBI said the AWB didn't work and was mostly useless. Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #30

Not to mention columbine happened during the ban yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #42

Is this a dupe? Cause you posted the same thing upthread. Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #43

They are clearly using this to bring attention to the gun issue which has lain dormant cstanleytech Jun 2016 #32

Exactly! JohninPA Jun 2016 #40

Until the No Fly List Is Fixed, It Shouldn’t Be Used to Restrict People’s Freedoms - ACLU askeptic Jun 2016 #5

Yes and yes. Thank you, ACLU. nt MisterFred Jun 2016 #55

Don't worry.... penndragon69 Jun 2016 #10

Good Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #28

I don't like it when the humbled_opinion Jun 2016 #16

Supporting the Constitution is not just for Libertarians askeptic Jun 2016 #17

I have never been a Libertarian, I hate Libertarians. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #26

good luck democrats heaven05 Jun 2016 #18

So much for due process Lurks Often Jun 2016 #20

Maybe at some point in the investigation if it looks like someting is there, christx30 Jun 2016 #22

No Lurks Often Jun 2016 #23

I reconize it. I know due process is important, christx30 Jun 2016 #24

I thought we Dems were against the No-Fly List as an attack on our civil liberties? Odin2005 Jun 2016 #25

even if this were to pass RussBLib Jun 2016 #47

There is a reason why even tiny steps Elmergantry Jun 2016 #50

The voters need to follow these bills closely and determine who votes NAY on them next week. rladdi Jun 2016 #48

There are actual good reasons to vote NAY on this. MisterFred Jun 2016 #52

American voters demand a vote on banning the assault weapons next week in the Senate too. Then in rladdi Jun 2016 #49

That we even still have to debate this just says it all doesn't it. forest444 Jun 2016 #57

It's about time ronaldd32 Jun 2016 #58