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JoePhilly

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17. So let's use the commerce clause and regulate their sale and purchase.

Reply to zipplewrath (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 04:55 PM

Jan 2013

The 2nd amendment does not say you can "buy and sell" arms. It says you can "keep and bear" arms.

We should be able to regulate the sale and purchase.

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Somebody came up with this variation to an old saying: Guns don't kill people--gun owners do. [View all] NobodyInParticular Jan 2013 OP

You Change the Terms, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2013 #1

On the contrary, NobodyInParticular Jan 2013 #5

Family members vs. Theives PoliticalBiker Jan 2013 #12

But I thought guns were supposed to deter thieves? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #15

According to the NRA PoliticalBiker Jan 2013 #31

Sir, I think I would not question the legitimacy quaker bill Jan 2013 #22

Change it to people who are in the possession of a gun.. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #2

ATF says only 10-15% of guns used in all crimes are stolen. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #3

Then many gun owners kill themselves rightsideout Jan 2013 #4

I wonder if there is info available on how many NobodyInParticular Jan 2013 #6

That would be an interesting stat. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #16

K&R JDPriestly Jan 2013 #7

It is not the gun it is the bullet awake Jan 2013 #8

Bullets are "arms" zipplewrath Jan 2013 #9

So let's use the commerce clause and regulate their sale and purchase. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #17

We can zipplewrath Jan 2013 #19

YUP ... and I'd add "kill potential". JoePhilly Jan 2013 #20

Sawed off shot gun zipplewrath Jan 2013 #25

I like it. I think wepaons experts could develop a set of objective JoePhilly Jan 2013 #26

Wise Words from Ozzy Osbourne otohara Jan 2013 #10

People could kill people without guns DallasNina Jan 2013 #13

Okay DN otohara Jan 2013 #14

The number of dead people is the dependent variable. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #27

Based on CDC's 2010 report, Deaths: Final Data FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #11

How many by terrorist attack? JoePhilly Jan 2013 #18

Good point. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #21

Don't you mean about 1,000 a month? lancer78 Jan 2013 #24

Don't mean to be a stickler, but NobodyInParticular Jan 2013 #30

A valid argument FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #29

A subtle flaw Cactus Jack Jan 2013 #23

No one is allowed to research that data, so no one knows. Gun nutters and the NRA want us kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #28