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1. That seems like a reasonable regulation that wouldn't infringe on anyone's rights
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 03:53 PM
Jun 2016

After all, if a person is going to have a hand-held death machine, it's reasonable to institute regulations that they have some demonstrated proficiency with it. And, if they're going to claim membership of a well-regulated militia, how about they give two weeks per year per firearm in service to the country? After all, it's a right - not a requirement - to keep and bear arms, and it's an irresponsible citizen indeed who would claim that right without a concomitant responsibility, just like the regulation and restriction we place on every other right.

That seems like a reasonable regulation that wouldn't infringe on anyone's rights gratuitous Jun 2016 #1
The only problem I see is that the 9/11 terrorists took the time to learn to fly planes passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #9
No solution is going to be 100% gratuitous Jun 2016 #12
I agree that every step helps passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #14
The comparison between guns and cars is completely insane. Initech Jun 2016 #2
Yes. Cars are actually useful for something. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #6
Exactly! passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #15
I like your mom. alot irisblue Jun 2016 #3
Sure will. She's pretty great. Thanks! n/t TygrBright Jun 2016 #4
You have a nicer mom than I do. hunter Jun 2016 #5
The U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights don't guarantee any right to keep and bear cars. AlbertCat Jun 2016 #7
2Amend. makes our Constitituion a suicide pact ErikJ Jun 2016 #8
Registration of firearms would not violate Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #10
Perhaps not TeddyR Jun 2016 #18
The same way we do everything..... Laws. Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #21
And if I don't? TeddyR Jun 2016 #22
You pay the price if you fail to obey. Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #23
Ok TeddyR Jun 2016 #24
maybe not stopping a shooting just tracking the evil into a history irisblue Jun 2016 #26
It leaves a trail. Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #27
"It's really not hard, except for the intentionally obtuse." Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #29
"Sell a weapon in an improper way and someone uses that weapon to kill then the original owner has Lonusca Jun 2016 #31
Registration would make those laws much more effective. Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #32
How would registration do that? Lonusca Jun 2016 #37
Adam Laza's guns were registered. nt hack89 Jun 2016 #34
Keeping and bearing is not necessarily owning bigmonkey Jun 2016 #11
Keep means owning and storing with your other belongings. NT. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #30
So if I bring a book home from the library I own it? Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #33
Only if you choose to illegally keep it. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #35
non sequitur NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #38
So if you are part of a well regulated militia Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #39
No. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #40
So keep does not mean owning then. Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #41
Again, non sequitur. nt NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #42
So if the terrorists had to buy insurance TeddyR Jun 2016 #13
guns that kill people are not all in the hands of terrorists passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #16
In other words TeddyR Jun 2016 #17
As I've already mentioned. passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #20
Fine TeddyR Jun 2016 #25
If the insurance is very expensive, and it should be, then yes! (ntxt) scscholar Jun 2016 #28
The insurance is very cheap. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #36
LOL. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #19
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