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Gun Control & RKBA

benEzra

(12,148 posts)

18. The framers of the Bill of Rights....

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #4)

Thu May 12, 2016, 07:22 PM

May 2016

penned the 2nd Amendment in response to bans on military-style firearms that British law enforcement imposed on various American cities in the 1770s, including Boston. So, yeah, I think they would have been OK with peaceable American citizens owning civilian non-automatics like AR-15's.

It's also interesting to note the prohibitionists' obsession with banning "assault weapons", when I doubt a rifle has been used in a murder in this town in years.

And this statement:

"why anyone sees the need to own assault weapons in Longmeadow - or in any private stockpile - is hard to fathom."

is noteworthy for sheer ignorance, when you realize that the working definition of an "assault weapon" is a civilian rifle with an ergonomic handgrip.

No wonder the proposal failed 950 to 30...

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NRA has right to lobby, Longmeadow has right to ignore it [View all] SecularMotion Apr 2016 OP

Hopefully the people will let their feelings be known. ileus Apr 2016 #1

I agree, not just one person. Especially when the NRA and its gun worshipping justhanginon Apr 2016 #2

Will you come back and discuss if this gets voted down at Town Meeting on 10 May? friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #5

are you saying people who disagree with you are bullies? gejohnston Apr 2016 #9

So, are you starting a "Go Fund Me", so all you control fans can help Longmeadow? DonP Apr 2016 #3

Not a dime will be donated, and 'activism' will once again mean 'more wear on keyboards' friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #6

I know, but pointing out hypocrisy is one of my gulty pleasures DonP Apr 2016 #10

"schadenfreude" beergood May 2016 #25

"Assault weapons did not exist when the framers of the Bill of Rights penned the 2nd Amendment" friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #4

Another AWB? This is reasonable? Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #7

The framers of the Bill of Rights.... benEzra May 2016 #18

This scscholar May 2016 #26

some of the comments are interesting gejohnston Apr 2016 #8

This is oh so rich... beevul Apr 2016 #11

What is a "reasonable" gun law? JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #12

UPDATE: "Longmeadow residents defeat controversial gun control initiatives in Town Meeting" friendly_iconoclast May 2016 #13

Outstanding! TeddyR May 2016 #21

Outstanding INDEED! pablo_marmol May 2016 #27

Longmeadow saw those laws for what they were. Just another... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #14

"Whatever the town decides, the best path will be for the town to make its decisions on its own..." beevul May 2016 #15

"Situational ethics" at their best DonP May 2016 #16

Will you let us know if any of this crap ever passes? DonP May 2016 #17

The tipping point approacheth... Brickbat May 2016 #19

"...And your little dog too!". N/T beevul May 2016 #20

Seems like the gun control groups got ignored.. virginia mountainman May 2016 #22

Are you going to post this and the outcome in your group? Duckhunter935 May 2016 #23

As if. That place makes regular use of the Memory Hole... friendly_iconoclast May 2016 #24

Pity that Longmeadow ignored The Controllers. pablo_marmol May 2016 #28