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My position is simple. A free person should be able to own and carry any firearm they want anywhere they have a right to be. They should also be completely responsible for any damage done by the bullets THEY fire. If a person shoots another the shooter should have a very good reason such as defending themselves and/or others from violent criminal assault.
All guns are dangerous because they are meant to shoot something. A 1740's flintlock shotgun is just as dangerous as an AK-47 is some situations. I would start revising the nation's gun control laws by repealing the 1934 Firearms Act and eliminating the "firearms" part of the ATF. All the rest of the restrictive laws would be removed as well. The only regulation I would allow is people convicted of a violent crime or adjudicated dangerously insane would be forbidden to buy, store or carry weapons of any kind.
200 years ago when it was citizen's muskets vs the federal muskets you had a point.
The 'good stuff' today encompasses Predator drones, Lacrosse or Keyhole class satellites, F-22 raptors...
So while plenty of folks (especially in Texas) own small arsenals- it's the sanity of the owner that's usually in question and not the gun they're holding.
200+ years ago the brown bess musket was considered the assault rifle of the day. these days the M4 is considered the US assault rifle, so should it also remain in the hands of the people, without any regulation at all from the government.
I still have yet to have anyone tell me where it says in the 2nd Amendment that the government can make any laws against the peoples right to keep and bear arms.
200+ years ago the brown bess musket was considered the assault rifle of the day. these days the M4 is considered the US assault rifle, so should it also remain in the hands of the people, without any regulation at all from the government.
I still have yet to have anyone tell me where it says in the 2nd Amendment that the government can make any laws against the peoples right to keep and bear arms.
The Supreme Court has stated with the Heller decision that firearm ownership is an individual right. They have also stated that, that right is subject to reasonable restrictions just the same as the First Amendment is.
Go ahead and "keep and bear arms" but I tell you that the Supreme Court, being the final arbiter of what "IS" the constitution say's that reasonable restrictions are constitutional. You don't like it? Take it up with the founding fathers.
Go ahead and "keep and bear arms" but I tell you that the Supreme Court, being the final arbiter of what "IS" the constitution say's that reasonable restrictions are constitutional. You don't like it? Take it up with the founding fathers.
Take it up with the Supreme Court. The founding fathers made their intent quite clear with "shall not be infringed".
The Supreme Court has stated with the Heller decision that firearm ownership is an individual right. They have also stated that, that right is subject to reasonable restrictions just the same as the First Amendment is.
Go ahead and "keep and bear arms" but I tell you that the Supreme Court, being the final arbiter of what "IS" the constitution say's that reasonable restrictions are constitutional. You don't like it? Take it up with the founding fathers.
Please show me in the constitution where is says the government has the authority to restrict firearms in any manner. Men in black are human.. They make mistakes too..
Please show me in the constitution where is says the government has the authority to restrict firearms in any manner. Men in black are human.. They make mistakes too..
and this why we should limit their power..greatly limit it.
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