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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Why do you care about the RKBA? [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)65. How YOU define it is not relevant.
A constitutionally protected hobby does not a civil right make.
How YOU define it is not relevant.
When folks talk about actual civil and human rights, we are generally talking about REAL civil and human rights, not just presumed constitutional legal protections for individual hobbies, and industries supporting those hobbies.
The narrowly defined definitions that you and so many gun haters use is not relevant. Lets see what the definition is from say...cornell law school:
A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, and assembly; the right to vote; freedom from involuntary servitude; and the right to equality in public places.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwis0M_zkaXMAhVC7mMKHQJQDHUQFggnMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.law.cornell.edu%2Fwex%2Fcivil_rights&usg=AFQjCNEdBStWOnoi4X2NoiyNOwbsOpHnrQ
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwis0M_zkaXMAhVC7mMKHQJQDHUQFggnMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.law.cornell.edu%2Fwex%2Fcivil_rights&usg=AFQjCNEdBStWOnoi4X2NoiyNOwbsOpHnrQ
You know, like the Right to Vote. That is a civil and human right, despite it not yet appearing in Holy Scripture.
See above, mister calculolz teacher. If speech and press protected by amendment 1 are civil rights, than so are the rights protected by amendment 2.
You can disagree until you're blue in the face, but you'll just be wrong.
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because it is used to justify the killing of tens of thousands of innocent people just so gunner can
msongs
Apr 2016
#1
Actually, my activism has come lately as well, thanks to people like msongs...
Eleanors38
Apr 2016
#37
No. 2, shooting well is a very frangible skill; it requires constant practice to stay good.
flamin lib
Apr 2016
#35
Correct, the majority of Democrats do not agree with your right wing views on RKBA.
SecularMotion
Apr 2016
#12
Asserting something with which you don't agree is a "talking point"...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2016
#15
How many Constitutions and religious texts can you read in their original languages?
stone space
Apr 2016
#81
It's so seldom one sees an an appeal to popularity; it being such a fragile rhetorical device.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2016
#43