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The Second Amendment is a ludicrous historical antique: Time for it to go
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Website: http://libertyparkpress.com
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Those of us who are not gun fetishists are supposed to "keep our powder dry" on the subject, but it must be said: The Second Amendment is as antique as a muzzle-loaded long gun, and should be treated as a historical artifact. We're not supposed to even whisper such things because the NRA and right-wing extremists have sensible Americans — including many gun owners — so bullied and cowed that we feel we are only allowed to hope for sensible gun-safety legislation around the edges of their highly profitable assault on American lives. |
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PP9
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Yes, the 2A is a ludicrous historical antique, as we are told by people who think that individual liberty and inalienable rights are ludicrous historical antiques too.
"the NRA and right-wing extremists have sensible Americans — including many gun owners — so bullied and cowed..."
Heh, no. That is so far off... if anything, "many gun owners" bully the NRA for being too willing to compromise and accept gun control. The NRA isn't bullying anyone. The NRA's only power is in motivating "many gun owners" to vote.
"Right wing extremists" are just regular people who know what a man is and who understand what our founders understood, that government will take and take when it comes to liberty if we let it. JFK would be one if he was alive now. |
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