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In reply to the discussion: Is gun control a basic tenet of Democratic ideals? [View all]TimeSnowDemos
(476 posts)30. Not exactly
There's NOWHERE in the world except America where handguns are considered something that most people should EVER have access too.
And no wonder, they're the main source of gun death in America, by a long shot.
Now go find someone mainstream on the left in America that wants to ban them and confiscate them.
Because that's what the left in the rest of the world thinks.
In this respect the left in America is absolutely out of step with the entire rest of the world.
And, it doesn't REALLY say that in the constitution. For years courts ruled that the individual right to bear arms or own guns was NOT protected. It was only after decades of far right propaganda and partisan judgements that that changed.
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There are people who need gun "power" everywhere, unfortunately. But the vast majority of
Hoyt
May 2018
#2
Hoyt, only a fanatic would suggest that any Democrat who owns guns and uses them for hunting or
Nitram
May 2018
#6
Statistics indicate the majority of gun owners are Republicans. I'll let you decide if the majority
Hoyt
May 2018
#13
Sorry, I'm no fan of gun profiteers. There are lots of ways to make money beside gunz.
Hoyt
May 2018
#28
Don't really have a problem with revolvers, unless you tote them in public. That's a step beyond
Hoyt
May 2018
#41
I have a concealed carry license. The weapon I carry is a five round .38 snub nosed ...
spin
May 2018
#45
If you gotta carry -- which few do -- a .38 snub is probably the most logical unless you
Hoyt
May 2018
#50
No stamp of approval for toters. I doubt you limit yourself to 38s in your stockpile.
Hoyt
May 2018
#59
LMAO. Inbreeding does seem common among open toters, especially those with racist flags.
Hoyt
May 2018
#15
Isn't there something in between "unlimited access to guns" and "the right to own guns for
Nitram
May 2018
#8
I see this on DU all the time and it's very similar to what I personally advocate.
lark
May 2018
#61
I don't get the point in comparing our ideological spectrum to "literally the entire world".
NCTraveler
May 2018
#16
"fuck "individual rights" - It's all about "WE THE PEOPLE" -Said Mao Tse-tung, right before..
EX500rider
May 2018
#54
If you ask me it should be a basic tenet of any country that wants to claim to be civilised (n/t)
Spider Jerusalem
May 2018
#37
I think real liberals are interested in the best living contitions for everyone
FiveGoodMen
May 2018
#51