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In reply to the discussion: Our militias could definitely stand to be regulated better [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)38. Yes. Really.
Even most NRA members, along with most gun owners agree with that agenda...background check on all sales.
I very much doubt it.
In fact, every time I see background checks pushed, its in relation to a crime which they would not have stopped. You aren't...under the impression that this wins voter support, are you?
You anti-gun folks don't seem to actually have any real world examples of why private sales are a problem, and certainly I'm not seeing any epidemic of them, and with all the daily driveby posts, its not like you guys aren't trying. I think if it was explained to "most nra members along with most gun owners" that this is essentially a solution in search of a problem, they wouldn't be willing to support it for free.
In the spirit of 'compromise' what are you willing to give up in order to get universal background checks passed, and why?
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The government sometimes squelches seditious speech but that doesn't abrogate the 1A.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2016
#10
Neither Shay's nor Washington's actions hold any bearing on others or the context of the 2A
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2016
#12
The 1958 and 1993 amendments do not strike the provisions of the unorganized militia --
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2016
#29
My neighbor's cat and I can call ourselves a "militia," like fundy bundy. Doesn't make it so.
Eleanors38
Jan 2016
#17
America's gunslinger mentality makes us look like fools to the rest of the world. n/t
Binkie The Clown
Jan 2016
#51
"Open carry nuts insist this stuff never happens." Feh- mere Colonism on your part:
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2016
#63