Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Ohio shooting of girl in Amish buggy a homicide [View all]DonP
(6,185 posts)You know, the one where the police have the right to come into your home at random and inspect your official gun storage facility and count your "approved quantity" of ammunition. Or your vague, undefined idea of limiting the "types of gun dealers", whatever the hell that means? The same "Common Sense" that requires prior police approval, before you are even allowed to exercise that right.
Nope, not gonna happen anytime soon or ever, no matter how many crime stories you post to tug at the heartstrings of all of us unfeeling, heartless gun owners and sport shooters.
Ah, sadly, you missed the whole heyday of gun control back in the early '90's, when most gun owners were still sleep walking and never thought their sport would be targeted. By the 2000 election it was all over, ask Al Gore or Bill Clinton about that. Mr. Clinton had a particularly dim view of what the AWB did to the party and to Mr. Gore. Never going to let that happen again.
Now we're all busy supporting organizations, with our own money, that are working to actively repeal the more stupid and clearly unconstitutional of the local, state and Federal laws in court and through elections, the way you're supposed to change things here. See, we don't like the idea of a police state approach as much as you seem to. But we have a friend in Italy, who works for the UN that would welcome you with open arms.
In the meantime, all 80 million of us "weak willed" types will continue to go to the range, buy more firearms of our choosing even the ones that have "that shoulder thing that goes up", 10 million of us or so will carry concealed if allowed to by local laws ... and watch the crime rate drop.
Our President, that Constitutional Law instructor you rely on, the Supreme Court and both Houses of Congress have said very clearly the 2nd amendment represents an individual right, not connected with service in any Militia. So you'll excuse us if we ignore any blithering to the contrary from the peanut gallery.
But feel free to regale us again with more details on Michael Bellisles, Hennigan and Hemenway's et. al. bought and paid for "insights" into the gun culture ... and be sure and include more of those "Brady facts" and YouTube posts. We'll all show them th respect they deserve as shills for big money Foundations.
Oh and write the Brady bunch a nice check, nobody else does and it would be mean a lot to them to know they still have a fan.