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In reply to the discussion: More on "reasonable" gun laws. [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)93. A certain honors graduate of Harvard Law (& lecturer at the U. of Chicago School of Law) disagrees:
" ...Now, like the majority of Americans, I believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to bear arms. And the courts have settled that as the law of the land. In this country, we have a strong tradition of gun ownership that's handed from generation to generation. Hunting and shooting are part of our national heritage. And, in fact, my administration has not curtailed the rights of gun owners - it has expanded them, including allowing people to carry their guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.
The fact is, almost all gun owners in America are highly responsible. They're our friends and neighbors. They buy their guns legally and use them safely, whether for hunting or target shooting, collection or protection. And that's something that gun-safety advocates need to accept..."
The fact is, almost all gun owners in America are highly responsible. They're our friends and neighbors. They buy their guns legally and use them safely, whether for hunting or target shooting, collection or protection. And that's something that gun-safety advocates need to accept..."
http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/mailbag/president-obama-we-must-seek-agreement-on-gun-reforms/article_011e7118-8951-5206-a878-39bfbc9dc89d.html#ixzz1kV5SUkry
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you know what they say about those ALL and NEVER sentences don't you.... FALSE
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2012
#4
I await a liberal news (or non-batshit-insane) outlet to do their own purchase saga.
krispos42
Feb 2012
#9
Just the type of purchaser the law IMO should be careful about licensing.
one-eyed fat man
Feb 2012
#43
oh yeah,,, let us do go there... I wondered if that was why you self-deleted.
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2012
#91
P.S. My apology for the snide tone, you've been nothing but polite and did not deserve that.
PavePusher
Feb 2012
#52
Cruikshank also said the 1st (right to assembly) did not apply to the states.
gejohnston
Feb 2012
#53
If DC was not violating the Second Amendment then why are they arguing how much they
burf
Feb 2012
#85
A certain honors graduate of Harvard Law (& lecturer at the U. of Chicago School of Law) disagrees:
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2012
#93
Anything to say about the actual content? We'll wait while you sound out the bigger words.... n/t
PavePusher
Feb 2012
#36
"Whining" seems to be a synonym for "things I can't be arsed to refute"
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2012
#41
according to what I read on here, that is the way the good citizens of those cities want it to be.
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2012
#38
I guess you haven't read all the threads in GD about CopHaters, then -- and how they
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2012
#72