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In reply to the discussion: Repeal the 2nd Amendment petition at whitehouse.gov. No more special rights for guns. Enough! [View all]Dems to Win
(2,161 posts)3. States / towns ought to have the right to outright ban ownership of handguns if they choose.
We do need to repeal the 2nd amendment if we want to be a modern civilized country.
No more special rights for guns!!
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Repeal the 2nd Amendment petition at whitehouse.gov. No more special rights for guns. Enough! [View all]
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
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Need 3/4 of the states. That means 13 states can block it. Need 38 to pass. That is AFTER
kelly1mm
Dec 2012
#1
States / towns ought to have the right to outright ban ownership of handguns if they choose.
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#3
Can states/towns have the right to ban abortion and gay marriage if they choose?
hack89
Dec 2012
#52
Right 2 bear arms reserves against government arming itself against citizenry, as today.
Quisutdeus
Jan 2013
#97
shouldn't we focus our efforts on things that are actually reasonably possible at this moment?
bossy22
Dec 2012
#5
You can accept continued recurring gun massacres, I will work for effective action
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#9
If we're afraid to ask for the real solution, we damn sure won't get it. No more fig leaves
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#12
yes but it can't hurt to sign a petition, doesn't take much time or effort.
Voice for Peace
Dec 2012
#54
At one time, the idea of eliminating slavery would have seemed just as impossible
Hugabear
Dec 2012
#7
if you follow the link, it asks the president to petition congress and the states to repeal the 2nd
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#11
It also takes 3/4 of the states to ratify it. That will not happen.
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2012
#13
Are there not parents and grandparents in all 50 states? Do they not love their children?
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#15
9/11 caused us to spend $2 trillion and many precious lives on two pointless wars
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#21
Calm logical thought REQUIRES that we get rid of the guns to end the gun slaughter
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#64
All the statistics and scientific studies tell us that gun availability equals gun deaths.
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#62
Weak half measures have been tried, and the gun slaughter continued unabated
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#31
No, the answer is NOT more guns. Such talk is pure insanity. More bullets flying is not acceptable
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#32
I am not willing to fire a teacher and hire an armed guard at every school in the country just so
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#34
countries with tight gun control still suffer gun massacres - banning guns didn't save their kids!!
Quisutdeus
Dec 2012
#78
Let's have a court battle. Better than accept unending gun massacres, as the gun lovers demand
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#37
Perhaps an amendment to guarantee first graders the right to keep their brains in their skulls
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#48
Such a right already exists, and is protected by criminal penalty for abridging it. n/t
X_Digger
Dec 2012
#58
The new 2nd Amendment: All Citizens have the right to airspace free of flying bullets
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#59
"special rights" = constitutional rights I don't think other people should have? n/t
hughee99
Dec 2012
#36
'special rights' = misguided, asinine amendment that prioritizes gun lovers rights to feel powerful
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#38
It took 70 years to achieve votes for women. Yet they didn't give up before even starting to try
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#45
If you need an arsenal of death in your home to feel like a man instead of a kindergartner,
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#70
I am asserting that the Sandy Hook students right to attend school without being gunned down is
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#72
If you'd love to see it happen, why not sign the petition? Only takes a minute.
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#67
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Dems to Win
Dec 2012
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