Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case

Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by flowerlad on Monday April 26, 2021 @09:20PM (#26950612)

I just hope sanity prevails in the end. Whatever your political views, I think we can all agree that a world where a single gunman can kill 20 six-year-olds in a matter of a few minutes [1] is not acceptable. Whether the solution is to arm teachers, or to make assault weapons less available, there needs to be a solution.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_s...

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by Grakel on Monday April 26, 2021 @09:54PM (#26950924)

Some of us believe the government should do less- in general. Terrible things happen. I would strongly prefer the government be limited to the absolute minimum activity.

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by jug2837 on Monday April 26, 2021 @10:25PM (#26951189)

Terrible things don't just "happen." They have cause and effect - and people will want to change that cause and effect. That is one of the major talking points for 2A rights - that bad things can happen, so buy a gun to protect yourself (stop one of the causes, of a negative effect.)

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by b0sk on Monday April 26, 2021 @10:24PM (#26951167)

A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) - Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by mgarfias on Monday April 26, 2021 @10:10PM (#26951057)

Just wait til some nutter fills up a truck with explosives and blows it up next to a big building.

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by Grakel on Monday April 26, 2021 @10:15PM (#26951096)

That's already illegal, and was illegal when it happened. Not sure what your point is?

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by mgarfias on Monday April 26, 2021 @10:25PM (#26951191)

There’s easier ways to kill mass amounts of people than a rifle.

And trying to take guns away from the lawful is like trying cars away from non drunk drivers cuz drunks drive cars.

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by linseed_213 on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:37AM (#26956465)

... Or in the real world where the rest of us live, not strawman land, like taking your license and right to drive away if you get a or DWI/DUI - which is what happens to normal people. If you're rich and have good enough lawyers, you can become a congressman.

Cars are licensed, insured, and highly regulated. Do the same thing and we'll be happier than we are now.

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by mgarfias on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @12:11PM (#26957893)

Cars aren’t a specifically enumerated right. Also, you don’t need a permission slip to buy one. And you can buy one while underage

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by flowerlad on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @03:46PM (#26960575)

Guns aren't a specifically enumerated right either. (Arms are, but that can range anywhere from bow & arrows to nuclear bombs.)

Why is it that you need to be over a certain age to arm yourself? That's not specified in the constitution. If that restriction is reasonable then perhaps more restrictions can be added, such as requiring annual mental health checks.

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by mgarfias on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @04:47PM (#26961292)

As far as I'm concerned all gun laws are infringements.

And yes, everything from a rock to a hydrogen bomb should be protected.

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by flowerlad on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @12:09PM (#26970983)

So individuals should be able to own nuclear bombs? Ok.

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Re:Supreme Court to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case by nocommentguy on Monday April 26, 2021 @09:51PM (#26950896)

Your use of the term “sanity” is loaded. It is a complex political topic for a reason. Government should be afraid of its people. Think of the “children” ;)

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