Gun Control Reform Activism
In reply to the discussion: Oh, my. "Meet the face of (Colorado's) pro-gun recall campaigns" [View all]jimmy the one
(2,717 posts)excopLS: I find it hard to believe that anyone who believes in civil rights would support a gun ban of any sort, any more than a book ban, or a license and prior clearance to publish. The Second Amendment is why we still have the rest of the Bill of Rights.
I support civil rights & I do support banning books on child pornography. And books on how to make bombs, and books on how to make plastic guns. Lotsa 'book bans' I'd support.
If you are against bans, why do you (I presume) want to ban gun registration? which was the law in 1791, registering militia men.
Am I correct in interpreting that you oppose the machine gun ban? Partially banning certain more lethal rifles or handguns is not depriving anyone of any 2nd amendment right, since the right is preserved by other sophisticated firearms outside the realm of the ban.
Even a total handgun ban, which nixon wanted, would've preserved the 2nd amendment right as it existed in early 70's, prior to scalia & heller subverting history.
The 2nd Amendment today does nothing to protect the rest of the bill of rights. The 2ndA today is useless, obsolete, antiquidated. 2ndA has become a mythology for the nra to promote to a gullible rightwing public as a 'guardian' against terrorism & liberalism, ignoring the fact that guns kill 30,000 americans yearly, dwarfing terrorism in america.
I renounced my 2ndA rights a month back, & I could go out & buy a gun today as long as I pass a background check (which I could) - the 2ndA today has absolutely nothing to do with my buying a gun.
2ndA has nothing to do with protecting america from our govt - the 2ndAmendment is of more problematic concern for law abiding citizens, than the govt ever will be. Pro gun supporters threaten use of firearms against US govt & liberalism daily, & the worst the govt does, is investigate rightwing groups for tax exempt eligibility, subsequently apologizing. How many tea party gun loonies apologize for provocative remarks & actions?