re: Gun control Compromise

My compromise:

1. Repeal the National Firearms Act of 1934.
2. Repeal the Gun Control Act of 1968.
3. Leftists go frick themselves.

The BoR was literally written by man as the first 10 amendments to the constitution. Now there are truths that we hold to be self evident but the founders thought it necessary to still specify certain rights as protected. Most of U.S law is based on precedent however so as new precedents are set like those limiting gun rights that should have been protected by the 2nd amendment they are not so easily retracted. If you think you will simply get a supreme court to do so you are mistaken. The only way forward to more gun rights is through new precedent such as establishing and reaffirming laws protecting gun purchases and the right to carry even if it means with a license. To clarify this currently the majority of states do not have any laws restricting magazines and such if we could go after the states that do the U.S as a whole is more pro gun. Same goes for carry permits most states currently require carry permits however some are very tough to get and the is little reciprocity, if the narrative was pushed that there should be uniform, simple, license procedures that cross state lines this would also be a positive for gun rights across the U.S IMO.

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The BoR was literally written by man as the first 10 amendments to the constitution. Now there are truths that we hold to be self evident but the founders thought it necessary to still specify certain rights as protected. Most of U.S law is based on precedent however so as new precedents are set like those limiting gun rights that should have been protected by the 2nd amendment they are not so easily retracted. If you think you will simply get a supreme court to do so you are mistaken. The only way forward to more gun rights is through new precedent such as establishing and reaffirming laws protecting gun purchases and the right to carry even if it means with a license. To clarify this currently the majority of states do not have any laws restricting magazines and such if we could go after the states that do the U.S as a whole is more pro gun. Same goes for carry permits most states currently require carry permits however some are very tough to get and the is little reciprocity, if the narrative was pushed that there should be uniform, simple, license procedures that cross state lines this would also be a positive for gun rights across the U.S IMO.

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Written by man, but not granted by man.

As such, they are not man's to take.

Shall not infringe.

How many other constitutional rights require back ground checks and licenses?

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Written by man, but not granted by man.

As such, they are not man's to take.

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This is a beautiful notion and in principle I agree with you. But you are attempting to choose a hill to die on that is already currently lost. Eventually we will have to learn to take freedoms back in the same small increments that they were lost or continue down the road of letting the leftists control the narrative incrementally shoving us off the hill we do have and have us wishing we could get back here.

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This is a beautiful notion and in principle I agree with you. But you are attempting to choose a hill to die on that is already currently lost. Eventually we will have to learn to take freedoms back in the same small increments that they were lost or continue down the road of letting the leftists control the narrative incrementally shoving us off the hill we do have and have us wishing we could get back here.

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I vehemently disagree. The amendment is not theirs to bastardize. Nor is it yours, if we're being honest.

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I'll ask you the same I did earlier.

What do you think an automatic weapon is?

Can you name a crime that has been committed with an automatic weapon in the last 30-40 years?

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You didn't ask me, it's my first post here but I'm not claiming to know or clarify what an automatic weapon is or what anyone might classify as an objectionable weapon. The only point is the Supreme Court has been clear, and in a conservative leaning court, that owning and using a weapon is not unlimited. It's also likely the Supreme Court will be called upon to issue further rulings and they'll likely be on a similar footing. Be thankful Trump got another conservative on the court because the rulings have been straight down party lines.

Again, from the two most recent landmark Supreme Court decisions:

"The right to keep and bear arms is not ‘a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose.’

Zero compromise. Period.

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Trump himself said that “if it were easier for people to vote, republicans would never win another election.” How do you stop that from happening? You certainly don’t give people, who are afraid of getting covid, the option to vote by mail. You make voting as difficult as you can. You limit polling places, polling hours, and ballot drop boxes.

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So tell me again how that translates to, and I'm going to quote you:

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The problem with that, is republicans don’t actually want voter reform, they want voter suppression.

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Because you took one single example of what one person said and applied it to the entirety of a political party.

In what other situations are you comfortable taking the actions/behavior of one person and applying it to the whole?

I'm sure I won't get an actual answer on that, but as long as you're aware that your bias and hypocrisy are showing, that's all right with me.

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The problem with that, is republicans don’t actually want voter reform, they want voter suppression.

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Liar