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No other constitutional right is as heavily-regulated as the Second Amendment. The idea that one needs to ask permission from the government before exercising a constitutionally-protected right is anathema the entire concept of inherent rights.
And libs (I count myself as one) are constantly posting arguments as if gun ownership in not a right. It is. And the courts agree, and have historically.
Doesn't matter if one likes it or not, it's a fact.
And for my fellow libs, I have questions: Just how limited do you want this right if Trump wins again? Still want a national registry? Do you know what a Brown Shirt was?
How about the fact that women, POC and LGBT folks are the largest gun buying demographic? Are those the people you imagine when you hear "gun owner"?
I can go on about how silly and ineffective gun legislation tends to be, even if it sounds "common sense" to those who don't understand the details. But all Democrats are doing is tossing votes to the wind. If they would give up the gun grabbing, they would landslide every election.
I just want the cops to do their fucking jobs once in a while and actually write shit up. How many times has there been a school shooting and the perp was very fucking well known to law enforcement, but still legally bought a firearm because nothing showed up on the background check?
Gimme that and federal law that holds adults responsible for unsecured firearms that their kids get a hold of and I think I'll be content.
Right? There should be zero new gun regulations until law enforcement actually starts enforcing the ones already on the books.
Yes, less laws around firearms is actually the solution... /s