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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 671 Views
Too Long Will Read - 25/01/2023 11:40:02 PM 232 Views
It is long but worth reading. - 26/01/2023 12:29:48 AM 228 Views
I mean... - 26/01/2023 03:22:52 PM 255 Views
Yeah the editorial is not without faults. - 26/01/2023 04:10:04 PM 247 Views
Some of this is reasonable, but remember: you have no Constitutional right to a dog - 26/01/2023 06:49:47 PM 305 Views
I believe he acknowledges that fact. - 26/01/2023 07:10:33 PM 263 Views
But 'criminals' are not a homogeneous group. - 26/01/2023 08:11:42 PM 267 Views
Bullshit. This is incredibly intellectually dishonest. - 27/01/2023 08:53:42 PM 320 Views
You amuse me - 28/01/2023 12:38:13 AM 254 Views
You bewilder me - 28/01/2023 12:34:42 PM 280 Views
a valid point - 28/01/2023 05:15:31 PM 237 Views
How about a mandate? - 30/01/2023 05:54:17 PM 235 Views
Nothing - 31/01/2023 12:58:31 AM 328 Views
Hands off the John Bircher Society - 01/02/2023 02:46:10 AM 219 Views

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