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Codeine

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6. Not going to happen.

Reply to NPolitics1979 (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 12:48 PM

Dec 2012

That is as politically impossible as repealing the right of women to vote or reinstating Prohibition would be, probably significantly more so, actually.

Regulations? Of course. Repealing one of the dearest-held portions of the Bill of Rights? Nope.

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Repeal the 2nd Amendent [View all] NPolitics1979 Dec 2012 OP

They had a higher murder rate back then than we do now Recursion Dec 2012 #1

Why don't we look to other modern constitutional democracies to see how they CTyankee Dec 2012 #10

I'm calling bullshit. Back up your assertion. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #17

You seriously didn't know that? Recursion Dec 2012 #22

Repealing the 2nd would mean gun ownership's still a property right, but gun use is now a privilege. ancianita Dec 2012 #2

Repealing an Amendment is fraught with political peril rock Dec 2012 #3

Agree. Tough restrictions need to be imposed through Courts and Congress. More importantly Hoyt Dec 2012 #4

SCOTUS says preexisting rights do not depend upon words on paper to create. It follows jody Dec 2012 #5

There is no universal right to own weapons to kill. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #18

PA & VT said individuals have "natural, inherent and inalienable rights, amongst which are, jody Dec 2012 #19

Not going to happen. Codeine Dec 2012 #6

You hit the nail on the head davidpdx Dec 2012 #24

militia based RKBA (right to keep/bear arms) jimmy the one Dec 2012 #7

No it wasn't written over 300 years ago. whistler162 Dec 2012 #8

Repeal the 2nd Amendment. NPolitics1979 Dec 2012 #9

300 years? RudynJack Dec 2012 #11

Repealing the 2nd Amendment Marcia Brady Dec 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author DisabledDem Dec 2012 #13

I agree that increased permissiveness in our cultural standards is probably the major culprit for Midwestern Democrat Dec 2012 #16

Never understood how a progressive could call for government censorship of private expression. Kurska Dec 2012 #21

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #25

Japan has violent games, movies, tv show but no Doodler71 Dec 2012 #27

Representations of violence are not violence. This sounds just like the calls to ban books in the ancianita Dec 2012 #46

That will never happen. A good start would be demand Congress bring back the 2004 assault weap. ban. Sunlei Dec 2012 #14

I AGREE trueblue2007 Dec 2012 #15

If that ever happened Civil War would erupt Ter Dec 2012 #20

Most states have similar provisions Shrek Dec 2012 #23

No need for outright repeal. Just add an amendment saying: yellowcanine Dec 2012 #26

My wife kwolf68 Dec 2012 #28

You're married to Antonin Scalia??? Bake Dec 2012 #49

2nd Amendment needs to be amended so NPolitics1979 Dec 2012 #29

Get Rid Of The Guns Kuhbner Dec 2012 #30

Yes, please. ellie Dec 2012 #31

Should have been done long ago. Kath1 Dec 2012 #32

Its asinine SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #33

I agree. Tmloft Dec 2012 #34

Video games and movies don't shoot 3 inch bullets into six year olds Sedona Dec 2012 #35

You're right they don't. Tmloft Dec 2012 #36

3 inches long....... Sedona Dec 2012 #39

No they don't. SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #37

I raised a child with mental illness to adulthood Sedona Dec 2012 #41

Your post has bothered me since I first read it. SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #50

Right fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #43

I'm totally with you on this. The notion is ridiculous. ancianita Dec 2012 #47

We need to repeal the Firearm Owner Protection Act of 1986 LeftInTX Dec 2012 #38

How many SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #40

not trying to be a smart ass.... Sedona Dec 2012 #42

That law has nothing to do with concealed carry hack89 Dec 2012 #44

There would be revolution if that happened. No thanks. budkin Dec 2012 #45

AHAHAHAHAHAH... I've never seen ONE gun owner protest publicly to protect their own constitutional ancianita Dec 2012 #48

Ridiculous. Also impossible. Also lousy trend. aquart Dec 2012 #51

The Constitution was written over 200 years ago by privileged white guys that owned slaves. totodeinhere Dec 2012 #52