It saddens me that people would seriously consider giving up any of their constitutional protections willingly. Yet, the 1st, 2nd and 4th all seem to be slowly heading that way.
It saddens me that people would seriously consider giving up any of their constitutional protections willingly. Yet, the 1st, 2nd and 4th all seem to be slowly heading that way.
It saddens me that people would seriously consider giving up any of their constitutional protections willingly. Yet, the 1st, 2nd and 4th all seem to be slowly heading that way.
Agreed. Today most people don't even know that it wasn't designed like this.You left out the 17th, which IMHO was the proximate cause of much erosion. Or at least removed a significant check/balance.
Has about an equal chance of coming to pass as repealing the 2nd Amendment.
Wouldn't it be nice if the NRA changed their scale? Most of today's As should really be Cs. If you aren't actually trying to improve things, you are a C. Vote for something positive, you get a B. Consistently submit new legislation to improve things you get an A.Of course, the way things are now. I'm sick and tired of A+ rated politicians getting those ratings by simply nibbling around the edges of existing gun laws at best, but usually we're lucky to get them to simply hold the line. I'm all for bringing this to the table just to get people talking about it. We're too warm and fuzzy in our acceptance of NICS checks, machine gun (de facto) bans, and carry permits/licenses. Dictate the conversation and demand the terms of compromise for a change is was I read into that and I like it.
Wouldn't it be nice if the NRA changed their scale? Most of today's As should really be Cs. If you aren't actually trying to improve things, you are a C. Vote for something positive, you get a B. Consistently submit new legislation to improve things you get an A.
It saddens me that people would seriously consider giving up any of their constitutional protections willingly. Yet, the 1st, 2nd and 4th all seem to be slowly heading that way.
Of course, the way things are now. I'm sick and tired of A+ rated politicians getting those ratings by simply nibbling around the edges of existing gun laws at best, but usually we're lucky to get them to simply hold the line. I'm all for bringing this to the table just to get people talking about it. We're too warm and fuzzy in our acceptance of NICS checks, machine gun (de facto) bans, and carry permits/licenses. Dictate the conversation and demand the terms of compromise for a change is was I read into that and I like it.
Wouldn't it be nice if the NRA changed their scale? Most of today's As should really be Cs. If you aren't actually trying to improve things, you are a C. Vote for something positive, you get a B. Consistently submit new legislation to improve things you get an A.
Yep. Too many A's for what we're getting out of them.
I'll add that if you stand in the way of legislation coming for a vote, like our state leadership, you get a D. Then of course, if you vote against good laws or for gun control laws you get an F.Yep. Too many A's for what we're getting out of them.
Concern that a national standing army might pose a threat to the security of the separate states led to the adoption of that amendment, which provides that “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.” Today that concern is a relic of the 18th century.
I wait with bated breath for Trump's current statements about firearm regulation to reveal his intent when he was campaigning....
Why not?
Gun owners have been able to stave off emotion-based arguments ever since the last AWB.
If we fear the discussion, then we truly are part of the problem.
What is lately?Has Trump given a public statement about his views on gun control? I would assume he is pro gun, I'm just curious if he had made a public statement lately.
You don't consider his views about banning bumpstocks and ignoring due process to take guns from people as views on gun control?Within that past couple months.