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2016 Postmortem

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totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)
52. The Constitution was written over 200 years ago by privileged white guys that owned slaves.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 09:43 PM
Dec 2012

If you are going to use that as a reason to repeal the Second Amendment you may as well repeal the entire constitution.

Repeal the 2nd Amendent [View all] NPolitics1979 Dec 2012 OP
They had a higher murder rate back then than we do now Recursion Dec 2012 #1
Why don't we look to other modern constitutional democracies to see how they CTyankee Dec 2012 #10
I'm calling bullshit. Back up your assertion. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #17
You seriously didn't know that? Recursion Dec 2012 #22
Repealing the 2nd would mean gun ownership's still a property right, but gun use is now a privilege. ancianita Dec 2012 #2
Repealing an Amendment is fraught with political peril rock Dec 2012 #3
Agree. Tough restrictions need to be imposed through Courts and Congress. More importantly Hoyt Dec 2012 #4
SCOTUS says preexisting rights do not depend upon words on paper to create. It follows jody Dec 2012 #5
There is no universal right to own weapons to kill. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #18
PA & VT said individuals have "natural, inherent and inalienable rights, amongst which are, jody Dec 2012 #19
Not going to happen. Codeine Dec 2012 #6
You hit the nail on the head davidpdx Dec 2012 #24
militia based RKBA (right to keep/bear arms) jimmy the one Dec 2012 #7
No it wasn't written over 300 years ago. whistler162 Dec 2012 #8
Repeal the 2nd Amendment. NPolitics1979 Dec 2012 #9
300 years? RudynJack Dec 2012 #11
Repealing the 2nd Amendment Marcia Brady Dec 2012 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author DisabledDem Dec 2012 #13
I agree that increased permissiveness in our cultural standards is probably the major culprit for Midwestern Democrat Dec 2012 #16
Never understood how a progressive could call for government censorship of private expression. Kurska Dec 2012 #21
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #25
Japan has violent games, movies, tv show but no Doodler71 Dec 2012 #27
Representations of violence are not violence. This sounds just like the calls to ban books in the ancianita Dec 2012 #46
That will never happen. A good start would be demand Congress bring back the 2004 assault weap. ban. Sunlei Dec 2012 #14
I AGREE trueblue2007 Dec 2012 #15
If that ever happened Civil War would erupt Ter Dec 2012 #20
Most states have similar provisions Shrek Dec 2012 #23
No need for outright repeal. Just add an amendment saying: yellowcanine Dec 2012 #26
My wife kwolf68 Dec 2012 #28
You're married to Antonin Scalia??? Bake Dec 2012 #49
2nd Amendment needs to be amended so NPolitics1979 Dec 2012 #29
Get Rid Of The Guns Kuhbner Dec 2012 #30
Yes, please. ellie Dec 2012 #31
Should have been done long ago. Kath1 Dec 2012 #32
Its asinine SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #33
I agree. Tmloft Dec 2012 #34
Video games and movies don't shoot 3 inch bullets into six year olds Sedona Dec 2012 #35
You're right they don't. Tmloft Dec 2012 #36
3 inches long....... Sedona Dec 2012 #39
No they don't. SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #37
I raised a child with mental illness to adulthood Sedona Dec 2012 #41
Your post has bothered me since I first read it. SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #50
Right fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #43
I'm totally with you on this. The notion is ridiculous. ancianita Dec 2012 #47
We need to repeal the Firearm Owner Protection Act of 1986 LeftInTX Dec 2012 #38
How many SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #40
not trying to be a smart ass.... Sedona Dec 2012 #42
That law has nothing to do with concealed carry hack89 Dec 2012 #44
There would be revolution if that happened. No thanks. budkin Dec 2012 #45
AHAHAHAHAHAH... I've never seen ONE gun owner protest publicly to protect their own constitutional ancianita Dec 2012 #48
Ridiculous. Also impossible. Also lousy trend. aquart Dec 2012 #51
The Constitution was written over 200 years ago by privileged white guys that owned slaves. totodeinhere Dec 2012 #52
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