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Re:With SESTA/FOSTA, lawmakers failed to separate good inten... by mattnewton on Friday March 23, 2018 @01:21PM (#16660414)
So would you say the side effects of banning Assault Rifles have been negligible? And what would you say of the potential side effects of SESTA/FOSTA?
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Re:With SESTA/FOSTA, lawmakers failed to separate good inten... by nybble41 on Friday March 23, 2018 @02:10PM (#16660968)
More to the point, the intended effects of banning Assault Rifles have been negligible—and not nearly sufficient to justify even minor side effects.
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Re:With SESTA/FOSTA, lawmakers failed to separate good inten... by pythonista-rf on Friday March 23, 2018 @02:49PM (#16661387)
Weapons ban tend to have a hidden motive, or are emotional reflexes. Even with all strict laws, California led on the number of murders in 2016 (https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2016/crime-in-the-u.s.-...).

SESTA/FOSTA could be a stepping stone to prohibit more free speech.

It's insane that we see constant attacks on the first and second amendment by the government, all in one month.

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