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Some of this is reasonable, but remember: you have no Constitutional right to a dog Tom Send a noteboard - 26/01/2023 06:49:47 PM

You have no Constitutional right to drive a car. You have no Constitutional right to a lot of things. But we do have a Second Amendment and it permits the right to bear arms. Limiting guns to people under 21 is not unreasonable and would almost certainly pass muster if a Federal law were enacted to that effect. Limiting access if the person is a convicted felon would probably also pass muster if narrowly construed and containing protections that would permit removing the restriction in some circumstances. You're never going to get guns out of the hands of criminals, though. They get illegal guns now already anyway.

You have to keep the restrictions carefully tailored to avoid too much discretion on the part of the government. Not letting "depressed people" get guns, for example, would be a non-starter.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Surprise, a progressive editorial on reducing gun violence that's reasonable! (long) - 25/01/2023 08:09:04 PM 528 Views
Too Long Will Read - 25/01/2023 11:40:02 PM 167 Views
It is long but worth reading. - 26/01/2023 12:29:48 AM 162 Views
I mean... - 26/01/2023 03:22:52 PM 180 Views
Yeah the editorial is not without faults. - 26/01/2023 04:10:04 PM 170 Views
Some of this is reasonable, but remember: you have no Constitutional right to a dog - 26/01/2023 06:49:47 PM 226 Views
I believe he acknowledges that fact. - 26/01/2023 07:10:33 PM 182 Views
But 'criminals' are not a homogeneous group. - 26/01/2023 08:11:42 PM 196 Views
Bullshit. This is incredibly intellectually dishonest. - 27/01/2023 08:53:42 PM 230 Views
You amuse me - 28/01/2023 12:38:13 AM 182 Views
You bewilder me - 28/01/2023 12:34:42 PM 180 Views
a valid point - 28/01/2023 05:15:31 PM 169 Views
How about a mandate? - 30/01/2023 05:54:17 PM 160 Views
Nothing - 31/01/2023 12:58:31 AM 234 Views
Hands off the John Bircher Society - 01/02/2023 02:46:10 AM 151 Views

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