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In reply to the discussion: The NRA Should Keep Its Hands Off My Gun Ownership [View all]DrDan
(20,411 posts)27. the SCOTUS has clearly stated congress has the right to limit rights in the interest of safety
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I'm interested in seeing that too. I don't remember anything in the BoR, do you?
shadowrider
Jun 2012
#5
"everyone's right to safety" Can you show me where that "right" is enumerated?
oneshooter
Jun 2012
#15
the SCOTUS has clearly stated congress has the right to limit rights in the interest of safety
DrDan
Jun 2012
#27
No, it cannot - not unless the citizen is afflicted with mental illness or does something stupid
derby378
Jun 2012
#63
That was pretty much my experience at last gun show I went to years ago. A bunch of militia types
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#18
Sorry, that is my experience. Next time you go, take a good look around and tell me differently.
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#20
Yet you guys support laws that let folks carry them on streets, in parks, restaurants, bars, etc.
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#31
very simple - I have an interest in Public Safety (that is part of the overall topic you know)
DrDan
Jun 2012
#55
Because guns are not frequently handled on streets, in parks, restaurants, bars, etc.
Glaug-Eldare
Jun 2012
#34