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In reply to the discussion: Time to be "Well Regulated"? [View all]TheKentuckian
(25,036 posts)66. Maybe so. That means you go on to the next segment
That the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be abridged. No abridged means M1-Abrams, Apache, stingers, full automatics, maybe a cruise missile as an individual or a group of individuals.
The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be abridged means goodbye all restrictions on keeping and bearing. Also, keep in mind that the militia doesn't report to anyone as there are no such strings in place and willfully so and that the militia has nothing to do with the Army or Navy (ie the military, including the National Guard) which were authorized in the original Constitution.
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Getting rid of the '86 ban on new manufacture of fully automatic weapons would be a good start.
Johnny Rico
Jul 2012
#4
Your link is from a satire site. You're not exactly covering yourself in credibility, here.
Johnny Rico
Jul 2012
#26
Legal owners of machine guns are the most responsible, law abiding gun owners
Johnny Rico
Jul 2012
#19
Sure. Repeal the '86 machine gun ban, '68 Gun Control Act, and '34 Gun Control Act.
Johnny Rico
Jul 2012
#40
So, your position is basically identical to the most extreme RW policies of the NRA.
baldguy
Jul 2012
#48
Responsibility is a liberal value, too. It's sickeningly fascinating how RW extremists always avoid it.
baldguy
Jul 2012
#59
Mine are sufficiently regulated. I don't need any help from you or anyone else.
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#7
Yes please. I want to make enough money to get away from people like you,
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#42
It's my belief that any honest reading of the 2nd Amendment renders ALL Federal firearm regulations
Llewlladdwr
Jul 2012
#29
Any honest reading of the Second Amendment wouldn't ignore the first part of the sentence.
AndyA
Jul 2012
#31
The Militia is mentioned because the neccessity for one is the reason the right of the people to
Llewlladdwr
Jul 2012
#44