Most of those nations aren’t democracies. And a good number of them do indeed have issues with mass shootings.
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No one said it was. He said “military-style weapons that could kill many people in a short time frame.” Cannons certainly qualify.
What often seems to be ignored when folks start talking about the founding generation and firearms: The Second Amendment limited the federal government. Completely. Totally. The States, which each had “full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do,” according to the Declaration of Independence, had only given up certain powers in order to form a union(under either Articles of Confederation or Constitution). The right to regulate arms was not one of them. The States had the right to ban possession of BB guns, or permit backpack nukes.
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And so do semi-automatics.
And since the Founding Fathers allowed private ownership of cannons, you must agree they would allow semi-automatic guns.
So if the Founding Fathers thought it was okay for the public to own a bazooka then I’d guess that would be okay in your opinion.
As long as the military had bazookas I’m sure they WOULD consider it OK, and yes, that is fine in my opinion.
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So let’s take this slavish logic to another point. So if the military owns nuclear missiles then it would be okay for the public to own them?
That’s an interesting concept. What might a missile, nuclear warhead, and associated support equipment cost? Do you think I might need to have two? Because once I have fired the first one, I am no longer a threat. It seems I would need a preventative maintenance program and probably a staff to operate my nuclear defense system.
I was thinking I would start a savings account to pay for the capital expense to build my missile site. Also, I plan to open a Go Fund Me account. I am hoping to start construction by mid fall 2022.
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Let’s not mention what it takes to enrich uranium or plutonium to weapons grade level.
His arguments never cease to amaze me on the level of fantastical.
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Using that argument, are most people building their guns or buying them? If nuclear weapons are being built, they are, then it’s a question of buying one already made. Maybe North Korea decides to sell nuclear weapons.
Inthink the better argument is that civilians should not own weapons of mass destruction and the Founders would have agreed. They would probably agree that people shouldn’t own cannons either in today’s America. These are men who supported slavery so don’t assume they were all about freedom. The electoral college tells you how much they trusted the general public.
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They nailed that one.
The general public is absolutely idiotic.
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Might just tell us that they didn’t think the ability to breathe qualified one to make decisions with others’ money. BUT it really tells us that compromises had to be made to get the States together, and that the union was voluntary.
But it is still legal to own one.
And I am saving to get two. Having one isn’t enough. See my Go Fund Me account.
They also believed in slavery, so there’s that.
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Or they wanted to keep the power for themselves.
When one has nothing to say they typically revert to levity. And you really have nothing to say. You add zero to the conversation. And your humor is questionable.
This entire conversation is an attempt to validate your intelligence. IMO, your attempts are some of the best entertainment on the forum.
Have you figured out the difference between union “open shop” and “closed shop” and which you prefer?
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You always have a lot to say, but never really say anything.
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