Repeal the Second Amendment
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The NRA is not a branch of the United States government, nor is it the 4th estate. There is no “god given right” to buy and carry a gun, and not every citizen should be allowed to buy or carry one.
Our representatives shouldn’t be asking permission of the NRA to enact laws that will keep Americans safe. The words of the Second Amendment have been twisted by the republicans and their masters, the National Rifle Association, into a cruel and reckless monster that is killing, instead of protecting, the nation’s citizens.
We need to rein in the beast.
Repeal the Second Amendment.#repealthesecondamendment.
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The NRA really needs to jump into this and lead the way for gun laws that they can live with or, I fear, ultimately we will wind up with a typical American over-reaction and wind up with laws that will upset a lot of people. This shouldn’t be such a big damn deal. When they wrote the constitution they couldn’t even dream of automatic weapons. They also couldn’t imagine 340 million people crammed together going crazy. Ban the damn assault rifles and large capacity magazines. License the handguns and let’s move on. Enough already. Sick of these shootings and sick of talking about it.
Be careful about amending the constitution. While I agree 100% with the sentiment, repealing a constitutional amendment can lead to a very slippery slope.
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I don’t think violent crime is remarkable rare enough, althoug by FBI statistics it’s been declining since the 80s, but so has gun ownership I think. Whether it pays to carry a gun for self protection is kind of a dubious thing in my opinion. I’m licensed to do that but I don’t, since many attempts to protect myself would land me in jail and since I’ve never experienced a situation that would require a gun in over 70 years, I’ll take the risk. One time I was threatened by a group of young men during the chaos after Hurricane Francis, but fortunately, although I did have a gun with me, I didn’t mention it much less pull it out. Under that “lax Florida law” I would have committed a felony.
As to whether we need a repeal or make the guarantee qualified and subject to restrictions, you can depend on the ability of the propagandists to make it sound like “confiscation” and the public is likely to fall for it. I think the chances for Getting a 2/3 majority on that one range from slim to none and we should be satisfied with restricting certain features on guns. We can do that much more easily and we’ve done it a number of times already.
Restricting high capacity magazines to police use could be done if we don’t get hung up on “assault weapons” and only control those items on a few guns instead of all guns.
I’m with Mike on this one and I never, ever thought, as a gun owner, I would support repealing the Second. Fact is America has become awash in guns. The NRA is forever talking about how we need guns to protect ourselves from violent crime, and if guns are taken away only criminals will have them. Well, violent crime is remarkably rare, and the vast majority of the populace will never see one much less become a victim. In the second place, the more guns are available in the country the easier it is for criminals to get them. Nothing has worked to limit the acquisition of guns, because no one has tried, and the NRA’s power grows daily. We need to cut the head off that snake, and in order to do that we need to run politicians with the balls to repeal the Second. One day it will happen, not now, and probably not in the next 20, but we will likely be a civilized society by 2050. Let’s hope.
I have parsed and re-parsed, read and reread, that particular 27 words, dozens of times. I’ve written school papers, Web articles and FaceBook posts about it.
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
I think the key words in this amendment are “well regulated.” Now, I’m not a Constitutional scholar, but to my ears, that sounds like it means “well regulated.” In other words, the Federal government has always had the right to enact any gun control legislation they deem necessary.
While I don’t disagree with you, MadMike, I don’t think a full repeal is necessary. If we strip the NRA of its power, and educate the masses on the true meaning of the amendment, we can solve this problem. America has had a long history of gun control, dating back to 1630. Gun control has been the norm, up until just a few years ago, when – as you state above – the Republicans twisted it into a wedge issue.
David I have always been a proponent of sensible gun control while keeping the 2d intact. That just isn’t working. There is no sensible gun control, only the NRA monster dictating to the US Congress what laws, if any, they can pass. I’m now hanging on to that pendulum as it swings far left, and we can repeal the Second Amendment. #repealthesecondamendment
It’s not necessary to strip them of their power, even if it were legal. We just have to get the public to focus on it and not run about like chicken little responding hysterically to every incident. There is no subject in America upon which the public is not lead around by the nose. As John Oliver pointed out last night the NRA works 24/7. We don’t. We flit from one issue to another like hummingbirds with flowers while powerful forces direct us like an orchestra.
The other point about the wording – there is really no need to assume that a well regulated militia is the only or exclusive reason to grant that right. Seems trifling, but it’s true. For example: because it can get cold at night, the right to own a jacket shall not be infringed. That doesn’t mean I can’t wear one during the day or when it’s warm. Maybe a fine point but laws and their interpretation hing on sematics and fine distinctions.
Brainwashing is such an unfair term. It means little more that an explanation for an opinion you don’t share or understand. I don’t share the religious opinions of the vast majority of Americans. Whether that’s brainwashing or informed opinion or science the accusation of brainwashing reflects your disagreement more than it reflects reality. There is propaganda, and mendacity on every side of every issue.
Again, the WORST thing about America? Really? That’s a very personal opinion and I dispute it and it seems like brainwashing to me. I’m a strong supporter of human rights – have I been brainwashed into it? Depends on who’s trying to dispute with me.
Although the idea is certainly sensible and well-founded, partly for the reasons that you give, political divide in the nation is not solely in Congress. There’s no way that that will fly amongst the citizenry, particularly not at the level necessary for repeal! But I can see a rewriting! But again, the citizenry overall wouldn’t buy it! Too many of them have been brainwashed to recognize that the overall availability and use of guns in our society is the absolute WORST feature of America!
Yes! It’s too late to fix it, it needs to go. There should be no “right” to carry a gun, as there is no “right” to drive. These things should be privileges you earn.
Everyone seems to be afraid to say it Tim. I’m not, and am committed. Want to carry a gun in America? Take a course, followed by a test, all preceded by a background investigation. This is for buying and possessing long guns, not for pistols. There is no reason to carry a pistol or a revolver, but there needs to be provisions in the law for exceptions. Assault weapons are banned except for the military and the police of course. #repealthesecondamendment
No real argument but to note that assault weapons and assault rifles are not the same thing. Assault rifles as they are defined by the military are already illegal. Assault weapons have no particular definition and can be construed to mean anything used in an assault – and often that’s what happens. How do you ban something without defining it? Too many passionate proposals allow functional equivalents to be sold with impunity.
But yes, othewise I agree with you but people need to be sure it’s not going to be arbitrary or the result of anything unfair.
stop with the narrow definitions, OK? it’s the detachable magazine (or magazine CLIP as Remington calls it….) capacity and rate of fire. nobody is taking an over/under or single shot into crowds to mow people down.
Blazer vs Bronco. Mustang vs Camaro. Flash suppressor vs flash hider. Piston vs gas tube. 5.56 vs .223
Screw the NRA’s narrow definitions and historical revisions. I could care less about the looks/pistol grip/etc. You can nit pick or use semantics all you want, it doesn’t change the fact that capacity (detachable high capacity magazine) and semi-auto function make these weapons able to engage more targets exponentially faster.
They are overpriced ego enhancers for wimps that can’t shoulder recoil or hit what they are shooting at without spraying bullets.