Posted on 01/13/2021 4:31:45 AM PST by real saxophonist
Edited on 01/13/2021 6:32:40 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
I’ll say.
I believe that no municipality,county or state should be allowed to infringe on 2nd Amendment rights in any way whatsoever.Only the United States Congress should be allowed to do so...and,of course,any legislation passed by that body is subject to scrutiny by the Federal courts.And in case you say "Oh,the Federal courts? They're worse than worthless" I'd remind you that in recent years SCOTUS has issued three important rulings regarding 2A..."Heller v District of Columbia"..."Chicago v McDonald" and "Caetano v Massachusetts". And BTW,Catetano was 9-0 in favor of Caetano,in favor of the 2nd Amendment and against Massachusetts.
Lastly,I ask you the same question I asked someone else earlier...are there any people,or any *types* of people,that you feel should be denied access to firearms at least temporarily? And for that matter...do you think that there are any people who should be prohibited to drive a motor vehicle at least temporarily?
Item #1. So I can’t bring my firearms when I come down for a shooting competition? Or do I have to borrow someone else’s?
Yeah, that’s not going to work very well. Target shooters have their equipment custom fit and tuned to their specific needs, and a borrowed pistol or rifle just isn’t the same.
Or are we going to make the process even more onerous for folks? It’s not like it’s an easy process to come across the border with this stuff in the first place, and you are proposing making it utterly impossible.
About 10 years ago I attempted to drive my personal vehicle into Canada via the border station just north of I-29 (North Dakota to Manitoba). Having already crossed more international borders than I can count (take a quick peek at my profile page and you'll see) I expected no trouble.I was wrong.They sent me to "secondary" where they proceeded to demand the password to my laptop while they pulled apart my car.They proceeded to ask me a million questions about firearms as they were disassembling my car.
Long story short: after about 2 hours at "secondary" I was allowed to enter.Mind you,they were never loud,rude or abusive but they also made it clear that they had something on their mind. Since then I've entered Canada several times with no trouble at all. I have a very common "American" name and all I can think of is that a guy with my name was on some kind of "watch list".
I'd be willing to bet that you're a damn fine guy who can be fully trusted with a nuclear missile,let alone an AR-15. But if we make exceptions than everyone will demand one.And if Canada were to enact a similar law that,too,would be reasonable and understandable.
Just sayin'...
Why does it seem the women have more balls than the men in the party?
No, we have major laws to delineate crime. The law of the land is and ought to be clear. 2A. Right to life liberty and pursuit of happiness.
Murder is illegal, etc. Stopping illegal force is a natural right.
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