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In reply to the discussion: Here's What You Can Buy At The Biggest Gun Show In The Southeast{image warning} [View all]EOTE
(13,409 posts)214. Automatic weapons and a number of other weapons.
At the time, what powers did congress possess that allowed them to regulate automatic weapons? Your same crowd would have said they didn't exist then, yet somehow we managed. Is there something inherent in automatic weapons that makes them taxable and semi-autos not?
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xchrom
Sep 2013
OP
The laws governing guns are the same inside a gun show as they are outside a gun show.
hack89
Sep 2013
#21
Regulated so much that any random psycho can pick up just about any arm he wants from a
EOTE
Sep 2013
#22
They work fine until some psycho in one of those states decides to travel to another state.
EOTE
Sep 2013
#39
Needs to go through FFL, who will maintain records, be accountable for following rules, etc.
Hoyt
Sep 2013
#70
+1. When I finally sold off my dad's guns -- target and antiques mostly -- went through FFL.
Hoyt
Sep 2013
#176
So, tell me what the RKBA crowd is doing to prevent violent criminals from owning firearms.
EOTE
Sep 2013
#212
What I've heard a number of times from the gunners here is that by "Universal Background Checks"
EOTE
Sep 2013
#243
You're telling me that there are no states in which anyone who wants one can walk into a gunshow
EOTE
Sep 2013
#191
You do know that "I rest my case" is usually preceded by some form of logic or facts.
EOTE
Sep 2013
#203
Like gay marriage or marijuana laws? That is a two edged sword you are swinging there. nt
hack89
Sep 2013
#47
Do you disagree that there are some things the state shouldn't have the ability to decide?
EOTE
Sep 2013
#49
None officially. But there is one State with a large city with street gangs that turn out the vote
AnotherMcIntosh
Sep 2013
#278
Unfortunately for you, the 14th clears up a lot of the arguments you've proffered.
Eleanors38
Sep 2013
#260
Posts that start with "So you believe ..." about something I don't believe, ...
oldhippie
Sep 2013
#185
"Now we're giving states the "choice" to provide guns to depraved psychotics..."
badtoworse
Sep 2013
#52
But it IS given to the federal government, which is exactly what we should be doing.
EOTE
Sep 2013
#55
That was the stated reason for DENYING a certain power to the federal government
badtoworse
Sep 2013
#64
Why don't you do your own research and look up what "militia" meant to the founding fathers?
badtoworse
Sep 2013
#69
So what you're supporting is NOT universal. It's "whenever the states get around to it".
EOTE
Sep 2013
#74
"But some minds are more inflexible than orders." - Mr. Kettle, meet Mr. Pot.
badtoworse
Sep 2013
#105
And any state cannot take for granted a right something that is NOT in the constitution or bill of
EOTE
Sep 2013
#152
Show me the words abortion or privacy in the Constitution - and think about what you are saying. nt
hack89
Sep 2013
#170
So, it can be restricted, but not to the point where we say they can't be sold to violent felons.
EOTE
Sep 2013
#196
And do you HONESTLY think that prevents them from being sold in states where there are no background
EOTE
Sep 2013
#198
But why didn't they have the sovereignty to prevent the regulation of machine guns?
EOTE
Sep 2013
#225
We are talking about transactions. That is the distinction that you refuse to grasp.
hack89
Sep 2013
#229
So you're telling me that congress can't regulate intrastate transactiopns in terms of machine gun
EOTE
Sep 2013
#231
You'd need to affect state laws in all the remaining states at once for that to be worth anything.
EOTE
Sep 2013
#246
That's called regress. I suppose you'd prefer if it were unrestricted nation wide?
EOTE
Sep 2013
#266
I see. So it's those calling for sensible regulation who are causing these mass murders.
EOTE
Sep 2013
#279
It looks like a collection of some of the least able people on the planet
DisgustipatedinCA
Sep 2013
#71
a lot of dim witted people who don't care about innocent people being slaughtered.
samsingh
Sep 2013
#80
The shirt expresses a disdain for the police and their services- a sentiment held by most of DU
Lee-Lee
Sep 2013
#26
Let's hope it's not James Holmes, Jared Loughner, Sueng Hui Cho or Aaron Alexis. nt
Tommy_Carcetti
Sep 2013
#24
wow, geezer in first photo needs either to do some arm workouts or wear a little longer sleeve...
CTyankee
Sep 2013
#32
Possibly. But if so, I find it strange that gun violence in Florida is now at the lowest levels ...
spin
Sep 2013
#150
And that exact same transaction could be done in a McDonald's parking lot...
krispos42
Sep 2013
#108
It's a common warning in threads with pics since some people still use dialups.
Democracyinkind
Sep 2013
#111
They call it to hurl racist epithets and get their latest kill on record
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Sep 2013
#173
Wow! The folks over in the gungeon must be seriously getting off by this display of gun porn.
madinmaryland
Sep 2013
#271