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Gun Control & RKBA

mapol

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10. What's also rather unbelievable is that a lot of people don't realize the 2nd Amendment is void.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 04:14 PM

Sep 2019

The 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution is outdated--and irrelevant these days. The 2nd Amendment existed prior to freeing the slaves, and had the purpose of controlling slaves who rebelled in any way whatsoever. It's totally unfit for the times, if one gets the drift.

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"Actually, guns do kill people": Right-to-carry laws increase the rate of violent crime. [View all] sharedvalues Sep 2019 OP

But the NRA contributes a lot of money to preserve the status quo. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #1

Yes. Plus gun identity politics for votes sharedvalues Sep 2019 #2

My view on one factor: guillaumeb Sep 2019 #3

Very articulately put, guilliaumeb! mapol Sep 2019 #14

Welcome to DU, and thank you. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #17

The GOP keeps preventing the CDC from studying gun violence as an epidemic. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2019 #4

Not exactly discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2019 #8

CDC researchers aren't holding their breaths until money appears for the studies. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2019 #9

As I quoted: discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2019 #11

How ridiculous can people be?!? mapol Sep 2019 #16

Data/evidence isn't going to convince enough people when it is an identity issue akin to RockRaven Sep 2019 #5

We just have to convince some. Data is one way. sharedvalues Sep 2019 #6

Isn't that just so strange? PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #7

What's also rather unbelievable is that a lot of people don't realize the 2nd Amendment is void. mapol Sep 2019 #10

Don't they teach civics anymore? Nt hack89 Sep 2019 #12

Therefore, we repeal the 2d, yagotme Sep 2019 #13

Banning assault weapons is a good start, though obviously not an end in itself. mapol Sep 2019 #15

Interesting. Straw Man Sep 2019 #18

A good start. yagotme Sep 2019 #19

A man with a knife killed 8 children in Hubei province 9/2/2019. Is that not "mass" enough? Marengo Sep 2019 #23

Unlike assault weapons, knives, hammers and other guns don't make the news. discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2019 #24

This is an unpublished study graeme_macquarrie Sep 2019 #20

It's a good study. sharedvalues Sep 2019 #21

Confirmation bias, with an appeal to non-authority... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2019 #22