I Should Have The Right To Shout Fire In A Crowded Theater. (Congress, weapons)

[ovcatto]

Or at least that would be the logic if the NRA was an organization founded to protect the 1st Amendment, after all the 1st Amendment states:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

[allydriver]

So you want the NRA disbanded/silenced?

[harborlady]

keyword was peaceably assemble. NRA protects 2nd amendment.

[bornandraised atl]

not when shouting fire in a crowded theater can effect the life of another.

[ViewFromThePeak]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

Or at least that would be the logic if the NRA was an organization founded to protect the 1st Amendment, after all the 1st Amendment states:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Yelling fire in a crowded building will 100% get many people hurt or killed. Owning a gun has a minuscule chance of such an outcome. Yelling fire in a crowded building yields zero utility. Owning a gun, especially a high powered assault rifle (like I enjoy and will continue to enjoy regardless of what some empty suit in the WH does) is a great deterrent to an overzealous government in the event they became too oppressive, not to mention being a great self-defense weapon against run of the mill thieves, rapists, and murderers.

Besides, there are already enough laws on the books and exceptions to what the founding fathers intended. Done. No mas.

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by allydriver

So you want the NRA disbanded/silenced?

Not at all, what I do want is a logical discussion about firearms. The NRA and its minions seem to be under the impression that the 2nd Amendment should have no limitations. As a life long gun owner, the holder of a concealed weapons permit for more than 20 years and as a former military weapons specialist I find this logic to be wanting.

[BigJon3475]

(FIRE!)

[Azalea City Man]

I'm with you on gun restrictions, but you could have used a better analogy. That analogy doesn't really make sense .

[Rakin]

So you want to restrict all 1st amendment rights just so someone will not yell fire in a theater ?

Same analogy with the rest of the amendments.

[ViewFromThePeak]

Wow, that thread was easy to pwn for the "gun nuts"