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Originally Posted by biznatch
Well, shit. Sort of related: Shooting at US Holocaust museum
This really sucks.
What I can't help but wonder is whether a change in gun laws could have affected the outcome of this incident. |
not sure what other laws would have prevented a felon from obtaining a rifle.
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Originally Posted by Daniel_
The right to bear arms is clearly stated to be in order to raise a millitia to prevent the tyrany of government. That is unlikely to happen to you suddenly in a carpark.
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taken a bit out of context, don't you think?
the right isn't there in order to raise a militia. the militia should already be there, that's why they called them minutemen. The rest of it is to ensure that no government entity can restrict the right to arms by citizens period.
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