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olddad56

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6. for years, the regressive right has preached to their base that the democrats ....
Sun May 6, 2018, 03:47 AM
May 2018

wanted to take away their 2cd amendment rights. But no democrats have ever even attempted to do that. And if they wanted to, they couldn't. All the while, the regressive right has attacked the first amendment rights of the American people.

All most Americans want (including many gun owners) is to make it harder for people to own weapons of mass destruction. Nobody is, or ever has, wanted to take away a citizens right to own a gun for sports or protection. Most Americans want to make it harder, if not impossible, for assault weapons to be manufactured illegally, sold illegally, and owned illegally.

And if a person would take a look at the history of the 2cd amendment, it was never even intended to give individuals the right to own a gun. That was intended to be left up to each individual state. The initial intent of the 2cd amendment has always been to allow the individual states that comprise the USA to maintain a state militia, to protect the states from the federal goverment. And that interpretation had successfully survived several Supreme Court challenges, keeping the rights of individuals a matter for the states to decide. That is why state laws regarding guns still to this day vary from state to state.
It wasn't until 2008 in the Supreme court case, District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008, was it decided that a citizens right to have a gun was protected by the 2cd amendment.

So regardless of what the regressive right would have their stooges believe, the individual right to own a gun has only been protected by the 2cd amendment for about 10 years.

Fuck the NRA

worth reading, https://www.livescience.com/26485-second-amendment.html

No kidding! And, that's all he is. Cha May 2018 #1
Ah come on Cha! MontanaMama May 2018 #2
The WORST.. The F****** Anti-Christ. Cha May 2018 #3
Much. MontanaMama May 2018 #8
Aloha G'Day! Cha May 2018 #9
Well said Americanno May 2018 #4
Young have his number. Corgigal May 2018 #5
for years, the regressive right has preached to their base that the democrats .... olddad56 May 2018 #6
Thanks for additional info. on the 2A, especially the significant Heller decision. appalachiablue May 2018 #10
I say again.. Maxheader May 2018 #7
Why? GeorgeHayduke May 2018 #12
You say what you need to say, Cam Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #11
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