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Might turn out to be a "be careful what you wish for" moment (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Sep 2020
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empedocles
(15,751 posts)1. That attorney seemed to be about pre-election bombast and promotion
Nevilledog
(51,102 posts)3. Yup. Questionable ethics being interviewed at all.
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)2. More like a well-regulated murder spree.
stewrat
(50 posts)4. The whole "regulated militia" argument was addressed in the Supreme Court Heller decision...
which eviscerated the gun safety advocates argument that one must be part of a well regulated militia to possess a firearm
The Magistrate
(95,247 posts)6. Someone Seems To Want To Litigate It Again, Sir
Heller is not a hoary, long-heeded decision.
TruckFump
(5,812 posts)5. Key Words, IMO:
"Well regulated."
A 17 year old illegally in possession of a long gun without supervision? Ummmmm...well regulated? Not regulated at all.
Towlie
(5,324 posts)7. The 2nd Amendment is unintelligible.
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.
It's a single sentence with clauses that have no clear connection to each other. It reminds me of the child's riddle that concludes that it takes a certain number of pancakes to cover a doghouse because ice cream doesn't have bones.
Nevilledog
(51,102 posts)8. I've never heard of that riddle, but now I love it.