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Four Gun Rights Arguments We Need to Stop Making
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Bruce W. Krafft
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
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... "But I think the rest of us can have a discussion about what the best policy on guns is without involving those in mourning. Doing so isn’t some sinister attempt to 'never let a crisis go to waste' or politicize or exploit the tragedy; it’s entirely appropriate to talk about what can be done to minimize derailments after a train goes off the tracks ... We can do the same with guns, without descending into name-calling, and without trying to get those who have lost loved ones take a side in the debate."
"That said, as a supporter of gun rights, I’d like to see us get rid of some of the bad arguments for owning and carrying guns that are once again getting attention:" ... |
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mickey
(6/23/2015)
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"I'm a supporter of gun rights, I just don't support using logical arguments in favor of gun rights" |
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"Some people think that the Second Amendment is an outdated relic of an earlier time. Doubtless some also think that constitutional protections of other rights are outdated relics of earlier times. We The People own those rights regardless, unless and until We The People repeal them. For those who believe it to be outdated, the Second Amendment provides a good test of whether their allegiance is really to the Constitution of the United States, or only to their preferences in public policies and audiences. The Constitution is law, not vague aspirations, and we are obligated to protect, defend, and apply it. If the Second Amendment were truly an outdated relic, the Constitution provides a method for repeal. The Constitution does not furnish the federal courts with an eraser." --9th Circuit Court Judge Andrew Kleinfeld, dissenting opinion in which the court refused to rehear the case while citing deeply flawed anti-Second Amendment nonsense (Nordyke v. King; opinion filed April 5, 2004) |
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