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A Common Sense Approach to the Second Amendment
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Mark A. Taff
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In simple terms, we could boil the argument down to three kinds of people: law abiding citizens, the mentally ill and criminals.
As a member of group one, I don’t object to having a background check or a waiting period before buying a gun. I do, however, object to registering a gun because a list of gun owners in the wrong hands diminishes the power of having the weapon. It was much easier for the Nazis to round up the Jews because they could identify them. And President Obama’s most recent legislation forcing citizens to submit fingerprints and photos to federal authorities when setting up a trust to obtain items such as silencers feels like a slippery slope. |
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laker1
(4/22/2016)
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You obviously won't therefore object to my uncle the sheriff and I coming into your house by surprise to see if there is illegal child porn on your computer. You know, if you have nothing to hide while exercising the 1st Amendment you must prove your innocent. |
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