Ya I do disagree with him and BTW, he had almost nothing to do with the content of the Constitution which means his understanding of 'regulated militia' can be wrong.
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news...AGE&utm_campaign=WDSU News&Content Type=Story A burglar was shot after beating a man Uptown and following the victim into his home late Saturday night, New Orleans police said. The incident was reported about 10:45 p.m. in the 5500 block of Annunciation Street. According to a preliminary report from the New Orleans Police Department, the victim, a 62-year-old man, saw Jordan Lowe breaking into his vehicle. The victim confronted Lowe, who then allegedly beat the victim several times with a large stick, but the victim fought back. Police said the victim went inside his home and the burglar followed. However the victim armed himself with a gun and shot Lowe twice, according to the report. Police said Lowe was listed in stable condition at a hospital. No further details were available.
It doesn't have to specifically mention them for them to be covered under the 2nd amendment. Your fantasy of stripping power from the people will never be realized, you might as well give it up.
I could ask you the same question. The most important thing though is that the people would never stand for a ban of all semi-automatic weapons and if someone ran on it, the only thing they'd do is ensure they weren't elected because it's such an extreme position that only a very tiny percentage of the population would go along with it.
I don't know why you are talking about someone running on it. I don't think it's an extreme position. There are many people who favor such a ban but know with the NRA and gun lobby it will never happen. Seems you are so stuck on it and stuck on trying to label it extreme as if it really worries you and causes you fear. You're being very extreme about it you know. All I am asking for is tighter controls such as background checks, waiting times, and licensing. While I would vote for a semi-automatic gun ban I am not seeking it as it is simple impractical in today's America.
Oh I know YOU don't think it's an extreme position, I doubt terrorists think that they are extremists either. You wish to believe that you see things the right way and it blinds you to the obvious. There really aren't many people who would favor an outright ban of semi-automatic weapons, just the fringe kooks. As to what you would "settle for" the background checks aren't a bad idea, waiting times are pointless unless the reason for the waiting time is to finish background checks, and as to licensing it wouldn't be constitutional for the same reason they struck down voter ID laws.
most polling out there shows over 50% do indeed favor an outright ban on semi-automatic weapons. anyone who thinks that such a large percentage of the population are kooks is probably themselves a kook.
LOL by all means then I hope your candidate of choice runs on that and we'll let the election results speak for themselves. You are delusional if you think anywhere near half of the population would support an outright ban on all semi-automatic weapons. That's a full potato kind of stance, bruh.
Would love to see what source you try to use to back up this BS. Pop quiz, is a Glock a semi-automatic weapon? Meanwhile in reality over 50% want gun laws as they are now or less strict. Spoiler
It's especially laughable because most estimates of gun ownership show that somewhere around 40% of Americans own at least one gun and a large percent of those are semi-automatic. It would have to be a super high percentage of the population that don't own guns suggesting that we ban them for his 50% fantasy to be anywhere near accurate. It's just another case of an extremist fooling themselves into thinking that their ideas are more mainstream when they are about the furthest thing from it.
For me gun control is the way I have grown up which is noone is allowed to own a firearm unless it is some specific kind of guns for hunting. And policemen. And if someone has a reason to own a firearm like his life is under specific danger then they must go under specific repeated psychiatric tests and training and allowed to own only handguns and all those guns should be regulated and they must carry their gun permit wherever they go and only allowed to own only a very limited amount of guns. I find it miraculous that the level of gun killings isn't even bigger in the US. I didn't vote in the poll because I know I'm not the main target this thread is aimed at. I have no idea what can be implemented to disarm the USA if such a measure is voted. I think it's too late now.
link <table><tr><td></td><td></td></tr></table> Disagree with it or not, it doesn't appear to me to be a "fringe" position.
Fair enough, I certainly hope that Hillary runs on banning all semi-automatic weapons. We'd be able to see for certain how fringe or mainstream that opinion was.
What is also important is that the poll you posted took place right after the Sandy Hook shooting and it was only a survey of 1500 people. If you think that's representative of the actual opinions of Americans....well, again, I hope a politician you support runs on it. We'd find out really quickly how accurate it is.
I imagine it is different growing up somewhere that gun ownership isn't a protected right. I imagine women in places where women aren't allowed to drive don't think it is that big a deal either. When you grow up with a right, you think differently.
I would think it would start with keeping people on the suspected terrorist list from legally purchasing the items that would allow them to terrorize...but apparently the GOP is cool with that. I'll wait for the stupid "slippery slope" logic even when it makes absolutely no sense.
My personal perspective is that it's a bit like some of the rules in Islam and Judaism - e.g. prohibition of pork actually had a practical reason back then, because people would die from it when it would go bad. The right to bear arms had practical reasons back then, because there was not enough rule of law. In my personal opinion, both of these rules have outlived their justification, but both of these rules still have fervent supporters who treat them like God's will that must not be messed with.
