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Originally Posted by Kunikos
So what does this decision really mean?
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Scott got it right. It means that the Gov't can't remove your second amendmant rights unless there is a reason to. I.e. Mental illness, or violant behavior.
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Originally Posted by Kunikos
I sure as hell don't want rent-a-cops all packing a nine. Those assholes are a bunch of wannabe vigilantes with no training or oversight, and I can just see random people getting shot for no good reason other than "obstructing the Orange Julius stand" in the mall.
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Ahh, the great fear of everyone else arguement. Fails miserably. Some of the dumbest laws were passed bassed on "appeal to fear" type logic.
Ex. "I don't think a Red Ryder BB rifle would make a good present for you. They are very dangerous and you'll put your eye out. Now, don't you agree that you should think of another gift idea?"
I am glad I don't live in Killafornia with all the other stupid sheep that follow blindly.
"I am profoundly disappointed in Justice Roberts and Justice Alito, both of whom assured us of their respect for precedent. With this decision, 70 years of precedent has gone out the window. And I believe the people of this great country will be less safe because of it."
- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
What D. F'enstain doesn't get is that the second amendment protects all the other amendmants and freedoms. Including her right to be a dumb politician. One of the founding fathers of this country stated something like this, "The first amendmant only exists because the second amendmant backs it up." Mrs. F seams to think gun control has only been an issue for the last 70 years. Wow, she needs to take a history class. The British wanted to remove firearms from the colonialist's possetion. Why? Because it is easier to control people who can't fight back.
This is also the same arguement that people still use today. People with power do not like to see their power threatened. So they resort to scare tactics in order to whitle away our rights.
Obama said. “We can work together to enact common-sense laws, like closing the gun show loophole and improving our background check system, so that guns do not fall into the hands of terrorists or criminals.” First and foremost, people who appeal to the fears of others, do not make common sense laws. Secondly, criminals don't purchase guns from Gun Shows, they get their gun from the back of vans and car trunks from theives who most likely stole the firearms from a legally owned collection. The background check system works just fine. The only thing that I have heard of that needs help in that regard is a more centralized system. As it stands right now, all the states have their own back ground check systems. None of the states that I am aware of share information with each other. I think that can be changed for the better.
I do apologize if I have offended anyone. I am an Avid supporter of our second amendmant rights. This country would not be free if we didn't have it or any of the other rights per the Constitution.