Yes for sure, why not? I support it with the relevant background checks and mental health screening. We have to strictly regulate who is able to carry firearms, in the same way we regulate who can drive on the road. Cars have the potential to kill a lot more people but with the regulations, those deaths are minimized. For example, you can't drive with a history of seizures.
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No, the military exists for a good reason. No reason to disband it.
I disagree as I believe the proliferation of dangerous weapons lead to tragedy no matter how well regulated. Look at Sandy Hook.
Simply put, more guns, more gun deaths.
but I do commend your call for restrictions.
Yea, lets treat guns like cars. Pass a physical, mental and background check, get a license, and pay ongoing tax and insurance on each gun.
Of course, if you're to follow your own logic on the 2A, there's no way you'd let the government have a list of all gun owners and what they own.
It's also worth mentioning that the 2A mentions nothing about overthrowing a tyrannical government. It's primary function when it was written was to quell rebellions.
BUT WE NEED CARS......WE DO NOT NEED ASSAULT RIFLES CARRIED BY CIVILIANS
It was designed to facilitate a state militia rather than a centralised, federal force. That, in most people’s eyes, is the national guard.
Where was it ever suggested to fight the government?
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US men's national team wear orange armbands in support of tighter gun control
The United States' men's national team wore orange armbands in support of tighter gun control during Sunday's 0-0 draw with Uruguay.
www.bbc.co.uk
Based on your version of the context, why can't I have access to a 50-cal machine gun to mount on the back of the truck at the family ranch or a tank for that matter? Shouldn't I be able to place an anti-aircraft battery on the roof of my house and landmines in my yard? Why stop at semi-automatic rifles with magazines that hold dozens of rounds of ammunition? That might make me proportionally armed when compared to the government.
I hate to break this to you, but cars are not specifically designed to kill humans, whereas assault rifles, machine guns, and to a lesser extent handguns are.
additionally, many thousands of people were being killed by cars every year….. so they changed the laws! Seatbelts, alcohol, age limits, points systems all sorts, which stopped a huge percentage of the deaths, basically what we are suggesting they do with guns and you cry about
What do you mean? It’ll be great when me and the boys can all chip in for our very own tactical nuke lol
It doesn't matter what they were designed for. Cars are responsible for more deaths than firearms in America but those fatality figures could have been far worse.
And yet it just has, at least in one state.
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Also, you need a driving license.........
You can legally own a RPG in America, so we aren't just stopping at assault rifles lol. I don't think there's much purpose for citizens to have landmines or having an anti-aircraft system in their roofs.
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