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In reply to the discussion: If guns were as regulated as cars [View all]Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)17. "gloss over the "well-regulated militia" part of the 2nd Amendment?"
What were the regulations imposed at the time?
And it should have read, "the right to bear single-shot, smooth-bore, flintlock muskets shall not be abridged."
Then freedom of the press only refers to an actual printing press?
Why do Controllers always ignore "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" and they ignore the fact the 2A says "a free state" instead of "the state" meaning they were looking for a quality for the citizenry, not a particular government.
Laws must be updated and revised as technology advances the mechanisms they regulate.
What are the technological updates for self-defense?
"You can defend yourself against robbers, rapists, home invaders, stalkers, killers and any other person intent on inflicting bodily harm -- just not with a semi-automatic gun because then we'll take you away from your family, put you in jail for 10 years and destroy you life."
That makes perfect sense -- to Controllers.
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That's why it's up to progressives like you and I to fight for what little 2A rights
ileus
Nov 2015
#22
PEOPLE kill people. Guns are just the tool ..imho, we need to regulate the PEOPLE who own the guns
secondwind
Nov 2015
#9
Your response is so full of holes it's only just barely worthy of a response.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Nov 2015
#28
Your incoherent response is hilarious! More, PLEASE! I do love a good laugh!
gregcrawford
Nov 2015
#35
Regardless of that that dipshit LaPierre may be "glossing over," the RKBA is not dependent...
Lizzie Poppet
Nov 2015
#36
The intellectual dishonesty and bald lies of the gun lover and NRA are equal to what the GOP uses.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#14
"In a well regulated militia there would be tons of restrictions on a killing tool"
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2015
#16
Actually, the well-regulated Militia would be required to keep and train with the same
jmg257
Nov 2015
#45
Well shit - of course "of the times"...hence the terms "the original constitutional intent..."
jmg257
Nov 2015
#49
And moreover, the steps listed would be largely useless as suicide prevention.
Lizzie Poppet
Nov 2015
#37
More than 90 percent of American households own a car while little more than a third own guns
liberal N proud
Nov 2015
#52