Posted on 05/28/2022 1:35:40 PM PDT by rktman
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said it’s possible to persuade some people by rephrasing gun control as “gun regulation. Like, we have driving regulation, we have cars, and we regulate the cars.” And stated that there are things like raising the age limit to buy a gun from 18 to 21, background checks, red flag laws, and having unique codes for firearms like the password on a phone “that can be done that are just normal, because we do them for cars.”
Brooks stated, “I think there is the possibility of changing the way we talk about this in order to get people who are winnable, and that’s not to phrase it as gun control, we’re going to take away your guns. That’s to phrase it as gun regulation. Like, we have driving regulation, we have cars, and we regulate the cars. And there are all sorts of things you could do that are kind of like what we do with cars.”
He continued, “Like, we could raise the age limit at which you buy a gun. It’s — this kid was 18. You could raise it to 21. That would make a difference. Background checks, the red flag laws. If you see somebody in your orbit who is suicidal or something, you can go to law enforcement and make it impossible for them to get guns. There are a whole series of things. Somebody made the point — I think it was my colleague Nick Kristof — that if you — if I lose my phone, and you pick it up, it’s basically useless to you. Because you don’t have my code. Why can’t guns be like that?”
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That violates this thing in the Constitution called DUE PROCESS.
That’s a great retort.
Let’s start with this sort phrasing:
“Shall not infringe”
Could not be clearer.
Is there a constitutional right to a car?
We should rephrase gun rights as gun choice and then the leftists will happily support guns.
These people are retards and not worthy of holding the office of the US representatives.
Not the same at all. I don't want to live under Nazi, Communist, or Democrat totalitarian government. Ever.
We already know everything you liberals say is a lie, Brooks.
If there is I am behind on government payment checks to cover my last few vehicles.
You raise the age of purchase to 40.....
THAT will NOT stop stolen guns & criminals.
When the SHTF-—we should call it the “David Brooks Pushback”.
THIS needs to be repeated over & over again.
There are well over 20,000 laws on the books that already INFRINGE on our Second Amendment Rights that clearly state they “SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED”.
I think that we have far too much INFRINGEMENT already.
That and I see NO such Amendments dealing with driving a car, truck or motorcycle. If I am missing that, would somebody kindly point out where that is mentioned?
Must be a new Constitutional Amendment we haven’t heard about.
Isn’t he the idiot that gushed over Obama because he had a well ironed pleat on his pants?
Let’s start with voter regulation.
Let’s start with voter regulation.
But he likes the crease of Ears’ pants. /s
Because NO ONE commits a crime with a car, like speeding and driving without a license or insurance.
See how good ‘regulations’ work?
I don’t see how it is right to force people to have business licenses. In these times, you can find a skilled person, bar, store, painter even a doctor without looking for a license.
Licensing is a reason and the way that government makes itself rich and involved in everything.
The turtle will help destroy the 2nd Amendment in a heartbeat!
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