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Kathianne
12-17-2015, 10:15 PM
Pretty interesting scenario:

https://journal.ijreview.com/2015/12/251122-kurt-liberal-gun-grab-why-fail/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=entry-meta&utm_campaign=Sharing


Here’s What A Liberal ‘Gun-Grab’ Would Look Like And Why It Would Ultimately Fail

Kurt Schlichter (https://journal.ijreview.com/author/kurt_schlichter/)Los Angeles, CA









Kurt Schlichter is a trial lawyer in Los Angeles, California. A retired U.S. Army infantry colonel, he is the author of Conservative Insurgency: The Struggle to Take America Back 2009-2041.


So, how do liberals get their wish for a disarmed, subservient population? Because all this talk of gun banning – and now they are finally admitting (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-gun-free-society/2015/10/04/6da29040-69c4-11e5-9ef3-fde182507eac_story.html)that they want to take our guns – raises some practical questions. Not least among them is how you get a hundred million-plus armed citizens to cheerfully turn over their firearms at the behest of a bunch of liberals who have nothing but contempt for normal Americans.


Let’s not focus on the political blowback – the massive mobilization of voters who suddenly take an interest in politics because their guns are threatened and vote in pro-freedom candidates. That’s already happening – the ranks of the NRA are swelling and there were 20 people waiting for the doors to open last weekend at a local Los Angeles gun shop.


Instead, let’s look at the practical obstacles to gun banning. The first is legal. Some jurisdiction passes a law infringing upon the right to keep and bear arms and those subjected to that injustice go to court to challenge it. But this is problematic. While the majority of Americans understand the Constitution’s Second Amendment to mean exactly what it says, liberals see the Constitution as less a foundational document than a list of suggestions to be disregarded as they become inconvenient.


Hillary is already making the repeal of the First Amendment a key part of her campaign – she doesn’t like that citizens are allowed to unite (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC) and make movies critical of her – and we’ve seen Obama heap contempt upon freedom of religion, due process, and the right to be free of unreasonable searches. Only a slim majority of the Supreme Court is even willing to enforce what the Second Amendment says, and it just recently refused to consider challenges (http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/12/foghorn/breaking-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-assault-weapons-case-allows-law-to-stand/) to laws banning normal capacity magazines and that unicorn of the gun debate, “assault weapons.”

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gabosaurus
12-17-2015, 10:42 PM
A mass gun grab is as likely to happen as Trump's plan to deport 11 million illegals.
Every candidate promises a lot and delivers very little. It's part of American politics.

That is not to say that there will not be severe restrictions and legislation. One of the ideas being discussed is banning internet sales of weapons and ammo, and the prohibition of such through the mail.
All firearms will have to be registered and there will be a 72-hour waiting period to purchase firearms. This would facilitate an extensive background check.
Most popular of all would be a prohibition of weapons that fire more than one round at a time.

Yes, I know that the Second Amendment guarantees you the right to own a gun. It contains no specifications about what kind of gun. Or basically anything else.
Future interpretations will likely be decided by the Supreme Court. Which currently has some fairly elderly justices.
Don't forget who nominates new SCOTUS justices. :cool:

Perianne
12-17-2015, 11:18 PM
A mass gun grab is as likely to happen as Trump's plan to deport 11 million illegals.
Every candidate promises a lot and delivers very little. It's part of American politics.

That is not to say that there will not be severe restrictions and legislation. One of the ideas being discussed is banning internet sales of weapons and ammo, and the prohibition of such through the mail.
All firearms will have to be registered and there will be a 72-hour waiting period to purchase firearms. This would facilitate an extensive background check.
Most popular of all would be a prohibition of weapons that fire more than one round at a time.

Yes, I know that the Second Amendment guarantees you the right to own a gun. It contains no specifications about what kind of gun. Or basically anything else.
Future interpretations will likely be decided by the Supreme Court. Which currently has some fairly elderly justices.
Don't forget who nominates new SCOTUS justices. :cool:

What kind of weapon fires more than one round at a time? Are you talking about carpet bombs?

Gunny
12-17-2015, 11:20 PM
What kind of weapon fires more than one round at a time? Are you talking about carpet bombs?

A leftwinger's mouth. Fires out of both sides at once.

Elessar
12-18-2015, 12:58 AM
A mass gun grab is as likely to happen as Trump's plan to deport 11 million illegals.
Every candidate promises a lot and delivers very little. It's part of American politics.

That is not to say that there will not be severe restrictions and legislation. One of the ideas being discussed is banning internet sales of weapons and ammo, and the prohibition of such through the mail.
All firearms will have to be registered and there will be a 72-hour waiting period to purchase firearms. This would facilitate an extensive background check.
Most popular of all would be a prohibition of weapons that fire more than one round at a time.

Yes, I know that the Second Amendment guarantees you the right to own a gun. It contains no specifications about what kind of gun. Or basically anything else.
Future interpretations will likely be decided by the Supreme Court. Which currently has some fairly elderly justices.
Don't forget who nominates new SCOTUS justices. :cool:

That depends on the individual state, no the Feds - even though I am quite well versed in the ATF laws and statutes.

In Oregon, My background check cleared in 20 minutes. Top Secret and Secret clearances for work helped.
By contrast, I had to wait 10 days in California.

I do not object to background checks, bit the disparity and difference between states has
nothing to do with the Second Amendment. After all, State's Rights are also covered in
The Constitution, 10th Amendment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution