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In reply to the discussion: Appeals court: judge didn't have power to hear DC gun case [View all]-none
(1,884 posts)100. OK, that explains that.
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No. We are just supposed to find solutions that are fair, unbiased and constitutional.
hack89
Dec 2015
#8
So would random home inspections be allowed, or is everything you propose just hot air?
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#20
"(R)andom home inspections"? Absolutely not. It seems that you want to dump the Fourth Amendment...
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#29
I would find it reasonable for the government to require that people have gun safes and trigger...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#31
It doesn't matter. What you propose is still a gross violation of the Fourth Amendment...
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#33
Why? It would only be checking up on status of and use of the safes and weapons...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#34
What part of 'probable cause' are you having trouble comprehending?
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#35
Oh damn, I'm debating a capital L libertarian. No further discussion possible. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#41
Where are police conducting vehicle safety checks at a person's home? The equivalent of a stopping
24601
Dec 2015
#54
Because we are talking about the inspection of equipment that's installed in the home...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#56
The inspections are during construction/installation. But once the work is complete, the fire
24601
Dec 2015
#59
Not true, houses are reinspected when purchased and/or sold as well...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#61
Just sold and just bought a home. Have done so 4 times in the last 5 1/2 years. One red state
24601
Dec 2015
#63
Owning firearms is in no way comparable to freedom of expression or worship, that's a ridiculous...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#64
I love it when people stumble on the car comparison. OK, let's be like cars. My drivers license
24601
Dec 2015
#99
What if long rifles were left alone, if we followed, roughly the Canadian model.
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#87
Are any of those infallible? Also, I didn't say the police would be involved, and again...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#75
So emotional, and over the possession of an inanimate object with few uses, why? n/t
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#80
There are literally thousands of instances of firearms being used for self defense,
GGJohn
Dec 2015
#88
And there are scientific studies that indicate that you are many times more likely to be the...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#90
I linked to a meta-analysis that is apparently independent of both, though does source Hemenway....
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#94
I don't consider gun ownership a right, it sounds ridiculous to me, its a hobby that...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#32
"I don't consider gun ownership a right" The Supreme Court and over 80 million Americans *do*...
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#37
I'm trying to change the narrative, we have so many myths surrounding firearms that people...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#39
Its about as relevent as the 3rd amendment. The others are still useful...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#42
Can you demonstrate where the 2nd amendment prevented government oppression at...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#45
I'm sorry, the fact you credit the 2nd amendment for that is laughable...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#50
So wait, we are supposed to tolerate having 10s of thousands of people die every year...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#52
I would say you should need to justify why you need to own a firearm. Why do you need a gun? n/t
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#55
You can say that, but until your nomination as Secretary of Needs is confirmed by the Senate...
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#69
Actually, hunting and pest control seem effective, I really have a problem with handguns....
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#98
I'm sorry, but the "right" to gun ownership is in no way comparable to any other civil...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#73
And I'm not sorry that the SCOTUS and the majority of Americans disagree with you . eom.
GGJohn
Dec 2015
#76
True, and that's fine, what I find interesting is that gun ownership is declining...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#79
It varies from a 41% to around a third, and I've seen people here say its 80 million....
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#86
I did, and the study said no such thing, it said those numbers were suspect...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#92
It most certainly did say that DGU's were as frequent and the criminal use of a firearm.
GGJohn
Dec 2015
#95
When they are bought for the purpose of transporting to places where they are restricted,
-none
Dec 2015
#14
So the answer is to give cops and the government the power to discriminate based on personal bias?
hack89
Dec 2015
#7
True, but that should be introduced into the conversation, unlike other anachronistic amendments....
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#23
I would say that's the fault of our society, owning guns should have to be justified, and not...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2015
#65