• @mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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    11 year ago

    Okay, so you’d be down for sensible legislation that takes the right to bear arms as an absolute.

    Like if we registered and tracked all firearms, without changing who can buy which ones.

    • BaldProphet
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      11 year ago

      Those laws would be infringements, and are illegal under the Second Amendment.

      infringe: to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another

      • @mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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        11 year ago

        Does a right to bear arms mean something besides owning and carrying loaded guns? Because writing down who has which guns does not stop that in any way.

        Unless maybe you’re picking the conclusion you want and working backwards.

        Here’s a fun one: should full-auto submachineguns be available at 7-11?

        • BaldProphet
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          11 year ago

          I won’t make a comment on whether automatic submachine guns should or shouldn’t be available at a convenience store. But I will state that under the Second Amendment, any law that prevents people from owning and using submachine guns is illegal.

          • norbert
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            1 year ago

            Your exceptionally narrow view of and focus on singular word in an amendment is hilarious.

          • @mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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            11 year ago

            That’s pretty “should,” guy.

            That’s straight-up endorsing 7-11’s ability to sell literally any gun to literally anybody. If you have hesitations about whether that’s a fucking terrible idea… good. Maybe we can talk about that.