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Lokee11

(394 posts)
8. I think you are right
Thu Aug 1, 2024, 10:11 AM
Aug 2024

Honestly it would be nice to just get an amendment to the amendment stating that the original and current ENTIRE Second Amendment must be considered and not ignored -

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

That bolded part seems pretty clear at least to me - and they have performed Gold Medal level mental gymnastics to just completely misinterpret / ignore it IMHO. So basically just need an amendment stating "READ THE ENTIRE 2ND AMENDMENT ASSHOLES!!!!"

I hate guns - have lost too many people to them, but have no problem with responsible gun ownership and most people are responsible. And hell if you want an AR-15 or some sort of other weapon of mass destruction, I am actually ok with that too. But just like if I had a funny car - I could drive it on the highway and would have to take it to a drag strip, I think you should have to take your AR-15 to a range or some designated place to use it. One should not be able to walk around with a loaded AR-15 or the like in public. The only reason that I can think of to have a weapon like that in public, is to either kill other people OR intimidate other people by making them think about the fact that you have a weapon that can kill them. As mentioned there should be required training and licensing that is periodically renewed, and there needs to be a national database that tracks ownership/registration of every weapon and the weapons unique serial number. Any gun found without a unique serial number should be considered contraband. Also, not sure how difficult or practical it would be but if possible, a "ballistic fingerprint" of every registered weapon should also be performed and placed into the database as well by the manufacturer. I do not know - but there has to be a better way.

FDT ✊!

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