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originally posted by: poncho1982
a reply to: infolurker
He's literally become the entire reason the Bill of Rights was enacted. The Founding Fathers knew this day would come, and a tyrannical government would take over.
He can go pound sand, we will NOT be disarmed. This isn't Australia, or New Zealand, or...as of today....Canada. The mere passing of a law will not do it.
It would take nothing less than a Constitutional Convention with 2/3 of the States (Not the house of Representatives, thank God) to vote in favor of a new amendment to the Constitution to nullify the 2nd Amendment.
Never going to happen.
His continued assertion that "You couldn't own a canon when the 2nd Amendment was written" is 100% verifiably false. You could indeed own canons, and many did. He's lying, yet again.
This will lead to a conflict he better think twice about initiating.
25 States now allow Constitutional Carry (carrying a concealed firearm without the need to obtain a permit, you just need to be legally able to buy the gun) that's a clear sign they'll never have the 2/3 majority needed to disarm us, and even if they did, it would never happen without a HUGE fight that would surely end in bloodshed.
So good thing they can't do it.
originally posted by: Ahabstar
a reply to: carewemust
Most anti-gun people are deathly afraid of being shot and killed. Generally there is a good reason for that fear as they tend to be overbearing people with horrible personalities. Exactly the kind of person that would be deliberately shot by a sociopath. As sociopaths tend to conflict as they recognize one another.
originally posted by: mysterioustranger
a reply to: Xtrozero
We had a woman in Detroit kill her roommate....with a crock pot.
Violence is the problem....not what's used to perpetrate it.
originally posted by: Gothmog
Biden: There’s ‘No Rational Basis’ For Citizens To have 9mm Pistols
Joe , Thomas Jefferson made it perfectly clear as to the reason for the 2nd Amendment .
And there was no caliber restrictions involved .
So sorry about your belief system of things. You poor soul will be left in the ashes in a war like never seen before; trust us, we know, if you want to live in the future, you better get armed up soldier. Cause that's where all this leads to.
originally posted by: IxTheReaper
originally posted by: Gothmog
Biden: There’s ‘No Rational Basis’ For Citizens To have 9mm Pistols
Joe , Thomas Jefferson made it perfectly clear as to the reason for the 2nd Amendment .
And there was no caliber restrictions involved .
You do of course realise that your precious 2nd Ammendment was written in 1792 and the first known caliber bullet wasn't invented until about 1876?
As an Aussie I find it ridiculous that you lot scream about 2nd ammendment, conveniently ignore the fact that it was written when the most deadly gun they could fathom was a single shot front load musket, capable of 3 shots in a minute - in the hands of a competent musketman!
originally posted by: IxTheReaper
originally posted by: Gothmog
Biden: There’s ‘No Rational Basis’ For Citizens To have 9mm Pistols
Joe , Thomas Jefferson made it perfectly clear as to the reason for the 2nd Amendment .
And there was no caliber restrictions involved .
You do of course realise that your precious 2nd Ammendment was written in 1792 and the first known caliber bullet wasn't invented until about 1876?
As an Aussie I find it ridiculous that you lot scream about 2nd ammendment, conveniently ignore the fact that it was written when the most deadly gun they could fathom was a single shot front load musket, capable of 3 shots in a minute - in the hands of a competent musketman!
How many times have we heard from the left that they don't want to outlaw firearms, just those evil "black rifles".
originally posted by: mysterioustranger
a reply to: Xtrozero
We had a woman in Detroit kill her roommate....with a crock pot.
Violence is the problem....not what's used to perpetrate it.
originally posted by: IxTheReaper
originally posted by: Gothmog
Biden: There’s ‘No Rational Basis’ For Citizens To have 9mm Pistols
Joe , Thomas Jefferson made it perfectly clear as to the reason for the 2nd Amendment .
And there was no caliber restrictions involved .
You do of course realise that your precious 2nd Ammendment was written in 1792 and the first known caliber bullet wasn't invented until about 1876?
As an Aussie I find it ridiculous that you lot scream about 2nd ammendment, conveniently ignore the fact that it was written when the most deadly gun they could fathom was a single shot front load musket, capable of 3 shots in a minute - in the hands of a competent musketman!
originally posted by: Brassmonkey
History lesson time:
For those who would reply that an armed citizenry could have no effect against a modern army, it is only necessary to direct their attention to the history of the last years.
Look to Afghanistan and Vietnam where the most powerful military in the history of the world was defeated by an insurgency with much much cruder weapons.
Also the Supreme Court has the ultimate say and authority on interpretation the Constitution because of Marbury vs. Madison 1803 and that case says they have that say well because they say so. It doesn’t matter how you or I interpret the constitution and the Suprene court decided that the 2nd amendment protects your right to defend yourself in that DC case in 2008.
Are you against a woman carrying a small pistol in a Fanny pack while she goes on a run? Or do you think she can defend herself like a marvel superhero movie from a rapist.
The right to bear arms was the great equalizer for women coming to this country from the beginning. In Europe larger stronger more powerful men could rape women while the husband was not home.
Are you against women defending themselves?
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First just quickly - my main point was regarding some moron pointing out the lack of caliber restrictions written into the 2nd ammendment in 1792 - 100 years before calibers were first invented.
But onwards from that, I fully understand your argument and I agree that there is a valid 'self defence' argument for firearms.
HOWEVER, there is a world of difference between a lady having a run with a concealed handgun, and an 18 year old being able to purchace an AR-15 with no oversight.
I live in AUS, I'm just old enough to remember Port Arthur (and the resulting gun buy back) and there is certainly still violent crime here, rape happens, murder happens, but the ONLY mass death of school kids we've had to deal with was when a bouncy castle got picked up by a stong wind, and tragically killed a bunch of kids.
Thats it - thats our biggest school tragedy in the past 3 decades. You have beaten that 27 times with gun violence in schools.... THIS YEAR?!!!!
If that isnt a huge red flag to the U.S. that there is something not right with your gun culture, God help you all.
edit on 1-6-2022 by IxTheReaper because: (no reason given)
originally posted by: wills120
originally posted by: IxTheReaper
originally posted by: Gothmog
Biden: There’s ‘No Rational Basis’ For Citizens To have 9mm Pistols
Joe , Thomas Jefferson made it perfectly clear as to the reason for the 2nd Amendment .
And there was no caliber restrictions involved .
You do of course realise that your precious 2nd Ammendment was written in 1792 and the first known caliber bullet wasn't invented until about 1876?
As an Aussie I find it ridiculous that you lot scream about 2nd ammendment, conveniently ignore the fact that it was written when the most deadly gun they could fathom was a single shot front load musket, capable of 3 shots in a minute - in the hands of a competent musketman!
You are quite wrong. Enjoy reading about the Puckle gun:
Puckle Gun