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Re: Pepper sprayed for public safety.
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
He's right. Horrific as they may be, these killings are statistically insignificant and arguably do not warrant a removal of a constitutional right. But you aren't ever going to hear anyone argue something so icy. We instead wait until the raw emotion abates, then do nothing for exactly the reason this Oped describes.
And when we do do something, as with the Patriot Act response to 9/11, it's brutal overkill and worse than the thing it sought to avoid.
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What constitutional right is being removed through gun control? Just as free speech is subject to balancing acts and regulation, so guns are, and the gun regulation proposed to date does squat to any constitutional right. Red herring, and one not worthy of an actual lawyer.
I have been suggesting repeatedly that people read Saul Cornell's "A Well Regulated Militia" and understand some of the actual history of the 2nd amendment. I recommend the book to you.
What was Hank's number? 31 of these since Columbine? Statistically insignificant? Really?
ETA, For, you, Sebby, From the Onion
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Last edited by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy; 12-15-2012 at 04:42 PM..
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