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Political Heretic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 01:17 PM
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40. I'm not afraid. But I do have certain values. One of which is the rejection of gun culture
I am at odds with those who believe that any sort of regulation or prohibition on gun possession is wrong on spec.

Your historical examples are irrelevant. That was then. This is now.

Your slippery slope argument about legal precedence is simply false. There are already limits placed on the 2nd Amendment and has no precedent standing in any legal interpretation of other amendments.

I don't believe the 2nd Amendment provides a guaranteed unregulated individual right to be bear arms. Even if you do believe that "militia" refers to an individual right for you to go stockpile any sort of weapon you choose, I'm not sure what you do with the "well-regulated" part.

I'm for "well regulation."

I don't care who has made what previous interpretations or what past laws have said. I value a culture that was a little bit more like our European counterparts and a little less gun obsessed. Nothing you say is likely to change that.
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