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In reply to the discussion: California's COVID gun store shutdowns ruled illegal [View all]Aussie105
(8,180 posts)4. Ah, yes! The misinterpreted second amendment!
. . . . the words don't say what I want them to say, but if I hold my head just right, and squint real hard . . .
What is it in the psyche of normal *ahem* Americans that make them want to swap their hard earned money for somethings that make loud bangs, throws bits of metal around, and is useless beyond that?
Oh yeah, the coming Zombie Apocalypse, of course!
I wonder if a gun purchase comes with a certificate that says "You are now part of a well regulated militia, as required by the second amendment!" ????????
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So important to have these open when just about everything besides grocery stores and drug stores
progree
Jan 2022
#3
Yeah, I agree, they chose the words "well-regulated" when they really meant "well-armed"
progree
Jan 2022
#12
So "the people" in the 2nd doesn't refer to an individual right, but a collective one?
NickB79
Jan 2022
#27
"You are now part of a well regulated militia, as required by the second amendment!"
EX500rider
Jan 2022
#20
Well leave it to the gun fetishists to keep the gun stores open. I suppose they need them to kill
madinmaryland
Jan 2022
#29
There's a gun store I pass on my way to my dentist. They had a big TRUMP banner for a long time
Rhiannon12866
Jan 2022
#40