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In reply to the discussion: Clergy call for statewide gun registration [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)77. It's also President Obama's stated opinion. Is *he* wrong, in your estimation?
I daresay he knows more about Constitutional law than you do..
http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/mailbag/president-obama-we-must-seek-agreement-on-gun-reforms/article_011e7118-8951-5206-a878-39bfbc9dc89d.html#ixzz1kV5SUkry
" ...Now, like the majority of Americans, I believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to bear arms. And the courts have settled that as the law of the land. In this country, we have a strong tradition of gun ownership that's handed from generation to generation. Hunting and shooting are part of our national heritage. And, in fact, my administration has not curtailed the rights of gun owners - it has expanded them, including allowing people to carry their guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.
The fact is, almost all gun owners in America are highly responsible. They're our friends and neighbors. They buy their guns legally and use them safely, whether for hunting or target shooting, collection or protection. And that's something that gun-safety advocates need to accept..."
The fact is, almost all gun owners in America are highly responsible. They're our friends and neighbors. They buy their guns legally and use them safely, whether for hunting or target shooting, collection or protection. And that's something that gun-safety advocates need to accept..."
And now, let me ask you a question- What's your opinion of United States v. Jones?
http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/united-states-v-jones/
http://www.democraticunderground.com/117211085#post62
62. Don't you have just a *wee* bit of consternation about United States v Jones?
A 9-0 decision throwing out warrantless surveillance via GPS- with the opinion written by the Great Satan Scalia?
What to do, what to do- 1) agree with Scalia's opinion (gasp!), 2)throw in with the 'surveillance state' types like Bolton and Woo, or 3) pretend it doesn't exist?
So far, the other Scalia haters have gone for option #3. How about you?...
A 9-0 decision throwing out warrantless surveillance via GPS- with the opinion written by the Great Satan Scalia?
What to do, what to do- 1) agree with Scalia's opinion (gasp!), 2)throw in with the 'surveillance state' types like Bolton and Woo, or 3) pretend it doesn't exist?
So far, the other Scalia haters have gone for option #3. How about you?...
And nine months later, the Scalia bashers have yet to say word one about this. I guess it messes up their genetic/association fallacies..
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SecularMotion
Sep 2012
#46
Right, because anyone who supports the right to keep and bear arms can't really be a Democrat. n/t
Atypical Liberal
Sep 2012
#32
How horrible for you to have to put up with postings here you disagree with
Warren Stupidity
Sep 2012
#62
I was referring to DT's comment about real Democrats posting, pointing out that I and other real
ProgressiveProfessor
Sep 2012
#73
It's also President Obama's stated opinion. Is *he* wrong, in your estimation?
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#77
Now, *there's* a way to quiet the SC critics- mention United States v. Jones.
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#82
I wasn't asking about swords, and you didn't answer the question that was posed...
Marengo
Sep 2012
#80
In australia registration and banning of semi-automatic rifles and shotguns
Warren Stupidity
Sep 2012
#53
I'm saying that nothing more occurred. Tyranny did not ensue. Gun ownership remained legal.
Warren Stupidity
Sep 2012
#63
Religion in the wrong hands has led to thousands/millions of deaths
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#50
For years the black churches have been what held the communities together
ProgressiveProfessor
Sep 2012
#74