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re: Why aren't gun control advocates pushing for the ban or limitation of handguns?
Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:59 pm to upgrayedd
Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:59 pm to upgrayedd
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What would you like to see done on the gun control front?
I would like to see more extensive background checks.
I dont see why there cant be mental health check ins every 2 years or so. no different than renewing a drivers license.
I would like the assault weapons ban from the 90s to return.
I used to be opposed to handguns more vehemently: i view their purpose solely to be to surpress another human being. but as others have said, for the purposes of self defense, I can see the need to supress another human.
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Posted on 8/14/19 at 2:03 pm to 9th life
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I would like to see more extensive background checks.
Do you think that will eliminate a significant amount of murders?
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I dont see why there cant be mental health check ins every 2 years or so. no different than renewing a drivers license.
You have to get a mental health check to drive a car?
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I would like the assault weapons ban from the 90s to return.
Pretty sure that had no significant effect on gun deaths.
quote:So, you want to ban guns that are responsible for a small amount of deaths but not the ones that are responsible for the majority of deaths?
I used to be opposed to handguns more vehemently: i view their purpose solely to be to surpress another human being. but as others have said, for the purposes of self defense, I can see the need to supress another human.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 2:04 pm to 9th life
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I would like to see more extensive background checks.
Ok. To include what?
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I dont see why there cant be mental health check ins every 2 years or so. no different than renewing a drivers license.
Because driving on public roadways is a privilege meted out by the state entity that maintains those roadways. Owning a firearm is an enumerated right. You legally couldn't implement this without repealing the 2A. Additionally, only a judge, not a "mental health" evaluator, can suspend a person's rights.
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I would like the assault weapons ban from the 90s to return.
It didn't actually ban anything material to the operation of a semi-automatic rifle. What exactly would that do?
This post was edited on 8/14/19 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 8/14/19 at 2:16 pm to 9th life
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I dont see why there cant be mental health check ins every 2 years or so. no different than renewing a drivers license.
You're confusing a right with a privilege. Driving a car is a privilege, owning a gun is a right.
Do we now get to test people before they can vote too?
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