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34. I am not willing to fire a teacher and hire an armed guard at every school in the country just so
Tue Dec 18, 2012, 01:14 PM
Dec 2012

gun lovers can keep arsenals at their private homes.

I want this country I love to reach for the sane, rational solutions to recurring gun massacres. Other countries have done it, why can't we?

Need 3/4 of the states. That means 13 states can block it. Need 38 to pass. That is AFTER kelly1mm Dec 2012 #1
Its legal importance has been essentially nil Recursion Dec 2012 #2
States / towns ought to have the right to outright ban ownership of handguns if they choose. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #3
DC did that for 30 years Recursion Dec 2012 #4
Can states/towns have the right to ban abortion and gay marriage if they choose? hack89 Dec 2012 #52
I reject the idea that owning a gun should be a constitutional right. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #63
So get back to us when it has been repealed. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #65
ban guns from government also: reduce government gun-crime Quisutdeus Jan 2013 #96
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
and neither will the OP's proposal bossy22 Dec 2012 #10
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
and if you seem way out of mainstream bossy22 Dec 2012 #14
It was once a novel idea that women should have the right to vote. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #16
Well I'm working for a reduction in the carnage bossy22 Dec 2012 #17
Good luck to us both. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #20
It's VERY possible that it can get into the mainstream. Voice for Peace Dec 2012 #56
You're right thebard77 Dec 2012 #55
yes but it can't hurt to sign a petition, doesn't take much time or effort. Voice for Peace Dec 2012 #54
Fuck it, signed. And Fuck THE NRA!! WastedSaint Dec 2012 #6
At one time, the idea of eliminating slavery would have seemed just as impossible Hugabear Dec 2012 #7
Someone doesn't know what it takes to repeal an amendment rl6214 Dec 2012 #8
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
For what you talk about would require such a seismic change bossy22 Dec 2012 #19
9/11 caused us to spend $2 trillion and many precious lives on two pointless wars Dems to Win Dec 2012 #21
It also shows what happens when we respond with emotion NickB79 Dec 2012 #51
Calm logical thought REQUIRES that we get rid of the guns to end the gun slaughter Dems to Win Dec 2012 #64
I am a parent in one of the 50 States forthemiddle Dec 2012 #47
All the statistics and scientific studies tell us that gun availability equals gun deaths. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #62
Gun deaths have been dropping for years... GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #69
I'm sure that is of great comfort to the Sandy Hook parents. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #73
Guns have skyrocketed, but gun availability has not, really. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #74
So much for the Bill of Rights... David__77 Dec 2012 #18
If it doesn't work, it is our obligation and duty to change it. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #22
Yes, vain grandstanding efforts are so effective. cali Dec 2012 #23
Weak half measures have been tried, and the gun slaughter continued unabated Dems to Win Dec 2012 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author Bad_Ronald Dec 2012 #24
you do grasp that not supporting this pointless gesture is not cali Dec 2012 #25
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #26
Nope. Not an NRA member, hon. Or an apologist or a syncophant cali Dec 2012 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author Bad_Ronald Dec 2012 #29
The kicker is, the ban didn't ban anything NickB79 Dec 2012 #44
Traditionally, the bill of rights Abq_Sarah Dec 2012 #28
Switzerland: virtually no gun crime: higher rate of gun ownership than US! Quisutdeus Dec 2012 #30
No, the answer is NOT more guns. Such talk is pure insanity. More bullets flying is not acceptable Dems to Win Dec 2012 #32
The Swiss can keep their guns at home and an armed guard at the Sandy Brook Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #33
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
You are using a massacre that led to tough nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #84
Gun control historical in UK; cops don't carry. Didn't stop Dunblane Quisutdeus Dec 2012 #89
And now you use Ron Paul nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #90
I "quote" Ron Paul, not use him. Common sense respects no master. Quisutdeus Dec 2012 #93
Swiss open-carry,keep guns/ammo home: gun-crime negligible Quisutdeus Dec 2012 #82
You know why? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #39
'Cos the Swiss are well-balanced; they also open-carry their guns Quisutdeus Dec 2012 #79
And a strong safety net nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #81
Repealing the second amendment would not remove the right. X_Digger Dec 2012 #35
Let's have a court battle. Better than accept unending gun massacres, as the gun lovers demand Dems to Win Dec 2012 #37
Quixotic measures rarely lead to overturned windmills. X_Digger Dec 2012 #40
I'm glad Susan B. Anthony didn't listen to people like you. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #41
I'm sorry, did SBA petition to remove the right to vote from men? X_Digger Dec 2012 #43
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
which gun-lovers "demand...unending gun massacres" (US Gov aside)? Quisutdeus Dec 2012 #95
"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
I'm going to propose Capt. Kirk just beam away all the guns NickB79 Dec 2012 #42
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
I propose we don't WAIT 70+ years for a repeal of the 2nd Amendment NickB79 Dec 2012 #46
Quick is better than effective? Dems to Win Dec 2012 #57
By treating the rest of us Americans as kindergarten students? derby378 Dec 2012 #61
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
You're the one trying to boss everyone else around, not I derby378 Dec 2012 #71
I am asserting that the Sandy Hook students right to attend school without being gunned down is Dems to Win Dec 2012 #72
This Petition Can Show our Nation’s Resolve jimmyzvoice Dec 2012 #49
Welcome aboard! You are exactly right Dems to Win Dec 2012 #60
The petition for Texas to secede hit over 125,000 NickB79 Dec 2012 #50
Sign on and help the cause! Dems to Win Dec 2012 #75
It doesn't matter how many petitions are sent to the president thebard77 Dec 2012 #53
If you'd love to see it happen, why not sign the petition? Only takes a minute. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #67
I did thebard77 Dec 2012 #76
You won't even get 3/4ths of DU members to support this Ter Dec 2012 #66
And yet, I continue to try. It's that important and worthwhile and just. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #68
There are a lot of Amendments that should be repealed Ter Dec 2012 #77
That is reassuring. Only 5 recs for this thread, too. nt Skip Intro Dec 2012 #80
How does one rec a thread? I'd like to make it 6. (nt) ehrenfeucht games Dec 2012 #83
Welcome to DU. to rec a thread, go back up to the original post that started this thread Dems to Win Dec 2012 #85
Thanks! (nt) ehrenfeucht games Dec 2012 #86
Thank you for the rec! Please sign the petition at whitehouse.gov, too n/t Dems to Win Dec 2012 #87
Signed. (nt) ehrenfeucht games Dec 2012 #88
I agree, provided we're not policed/governed at barrel-point Quisutdeus Dec 2012 #91
Ron Paul: Government Security Is Just Another Kind of Violence Quisutdeus Dec 2012 #92
Restricting guns for the law-abiding, arms only the criminal Quisutdeus Dec 2012 #94
I know this is a old post but I couldn't resist replying SoutherDem Sep 2013 #98
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