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In reply to the discussion: The problem gun reformers face [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)13. The ACLU didn't say it was unconstitutional.
I'm still waiting for a single opinion of a constitutional scholar claiming universal background checks are unconstitutional. I mean, there must be some right-wing nutjob with a law degree somewhere that believes some of this stuff, right? It's not purely the realm of uneducated internet trolls.
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Maybe look into why nobody with a clue about constitutional law has even hinted that
DanTex
Apr 2013
#5
Dan, are you not aware of the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution?
Alva Goldbook
Apr 2013
#9
Are you not aware of the NFA, which requires intra-state sales between private citizens to be
DanTex
Apr 2013
#17
Dan, intra-state sales between private citizens already gets a background check.
Alva Goldbook
Apr 2013
#41
If you sell an NFA gun to someone within the same state, you need to transfer the registration.
DanTex
Apr 2013
#56
Hoyt, I dont' actually know the difference between a magazine and a clip.
Alva Goldbook
Apr 2013
#55
I don't recall seeing a Constitutional Amendment that guarantees you to be free from gun violence.
Alva Goldbook
Apr 2013
#75
I could put a bunch of photos of shot kids, give us a break and stop promoting more guns.
Hoyt
Apr 2013
#87
Whether guns are in common use or not has nothing to do with commerce clause or states' rights.
DanTex
Apr 2013
#58
Dan, so basically what you're saying is that because the Fed regulates machines guns one way...
Alva Goldbook
Apr 2013
#78
That wouldn't affect the commerce clause or the Federal Government's jurisdiction.
DanTex
Apr 2013
#45
Miller was a second amendment case. The "unusualness" matters to the second amendment,
DanTex
Apr 2013
#52
LOL. So not only do you not know what a "Harvard Study" is, you also don't know about the NFA.
DanTex
Apr 2013
#14
I didn't say "all firearms". But the NFA is most definitely a national gun registry.
DanTex
Apr 2013
#16
Has it never ever prevented 1 criminal? Poor logic. Since one is able to get an illegal weapon....
uppityperson
Apr 2013
#46
Amazing, you're still standing by it! Even after it was shown to you that it is right-wing
DanTex
Apr 2013
#31
It only takes one person to challenge and you can bet on that person being out there somewhere..
pipoman
Apr 2013
#63
I think everyone outside the NRA bubble understands that you are the one posting falsehoods.
DanTex
Apr 2013
#38
Maybe their problem is the outright contempt that they have for millions of Democrats and
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#50