Before I delve into that - please answer my question. Nobody seems to want to touch it with a 1000 foot pole...and I know why.
Thank yeeew.
Be specific -
What is your question?
Before I delve into that - please answer my question. Nobody seems to want to touch it with a 1000 foot pole...and I know why.
Thank yeeew.
Where in the 2nd Amend, or anywhere else in the constitution, did *The Founders* grant government the power to dictate exactly which arms "the people" could and could NOT keep and bear???
Where in the 2nd Amend - or anywhere else in the constitution - did THE FOUNDERS grant government the power to dictate what "arms" the people could and could NOT "keep and bear"??? Please point out to me where it can be found.
Now...WHERE IN THE 2ND AMEND - OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CONSTITUTION - DID THE FOUNDERS grant/give government the authority/power to decide/dictate which "arms" the people could and could NOT "keep and bear"???
I'll wait...
I completely screwed up that post.
What I wanted to say, besides the last paragraph, was you;re being intellectually dishonest with yourself, if you don't think the gun reforms in Australia reduced gun deaths. By alot.
Thats a somewhat rhetorical question Larry..
The second amendment (see above) does not specifically quantify or qualify the arms a citizen can keep and bear.
...the second amendment is just that (an amendment)...
...I believe we will see the day soon where this amendment is either changed or repealed. Unfortunately, this will happen as a knee-jerk reaction by many people who demand that their elected officials make those changes.
We have similar laws in Minnesota Rod.
You are also vetted by the sheriff of your county before you can get a permit to purchase a weapon. The purchase permit is valid for 1 year.
Military experience and Scouting experience is also weighed. A Gun Safety Course is strongly advised, but waived by the Sheriff after interviewing you and searching your records.
Before purchasing a weapon from a dealer, you are once again required to apply. That application is entered into an online database and once again, your background is scanned for any offences considered to be of a violent nature. Even if the police are called to your home to settle an argument or to quiet a wild party that information is entered into the database and could well disqualify you from your intended purchase.
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Where I really have a problem is in the private sale of guns. I will use myself as a subject here for illustration purposes — some of the timing here is from memory and I don’t know if it is still correct.
As an individual - If I wanted to sell a weapon, I could sell it to anyone. If it is a registered weapon, I have something like 7 days to report the sale to my local law enforcement. If its not registered, you are still required to report the sale, but who would know if you didn’t?
Excellent gun control legislation in MA.
This Is The Toughest Gun Law In America | HuffPost
Gun permit process:
Each applicant must complete a four-hour gun safety course, get character references from two people, and show up at the local police department for fingerprinting and a one-on-one interview with a specially designated officer. Police must also do some work on their own, searching department records for information that wouldn’t show up on the official background check.
If the police come to believe an applicant is a possible threat to public safety, they can refuse to grant the permit. And that is what happened in the case of this man from Newton.
Excellent gun control legislation in MA.
This Is The Toughest Gun Law In America | HuffPost
Gun permit process:
Each applicant must complete a four-hour gun safety course, get character references from two people, and show up at the local police department for fingerprinting and a one-on-one interview with a specially designated officer. Police must also do some work on their own, searching department records for information that wouldn’t show up on the official background check.
If the police come to believe an applicant is a possible threat to public safety, they can refuse to grant the permit. And that is what happened in the case of this man from Newton.
...a one-on-one interview with a specially designated officer(???!)"...If the police come to >believe< an applicant is a possible threat to public safety, they can refuse to grant the permit.
I find it amazing/curious/strange/hypocritical of you and your ilk that you all but dance for joy and turn cartwheels in the streets in support of what are obvious infringements on the right to keep and bear...but at the same time scream bloody murder in opposition to voter I.D. laws.