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35. No one's taking anyone's guns in either of our lifetimes.

Thu May 12, 2022, 05:37 PM

May 2022

There has been no "gun grabbing", despite the anguished fantasies of SOME gun CONTROL advocates. All efforts, even modest ones, at CONTROLLING rampant gun violence in this nation have failed utterly, and you know it. gun laws are only being liberalized.

You should realize when your side has won. Gloating is a bad look.

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California violated the Second Amendment with semiautomatic rifle age restriction, court finds Read [View all] ripcord May 2022 OP

Gun-humpers aren't adults. Hoyt May 2022 #1

Here we go again with this "originalist" bullshit. FalloutShelter May 2022 #2

So we don't think they're responsible enough to drink alcohol at 18, but a deadly weapon, no problem onecaliberal May 2022 #3

Well, they're considered to be responsible enough to join the military at 18. n/t OnlinePoker May 2022 #6

Indeed. Such a backwards country. onecaliberal May 2022 #10

The age limit law in California Mr.Bill May 2022 #26

Actually you can join at 17 with parental permission nt EX500rider May 2022 #36

This is an interesting question. I know you can join at 17 (as were some of my West Point 24601 May 2022 #40

Funny, the 9th circuit is on the liberal side. malthaussen May 2022 #4

Much less liberal than it used to be dpibel May 2022 #12

What's so magic about 18? Why not at the Age of Consent? maxsolomon May 2022 #5

18 *is* the Age of Consent in California. n/t malthaussen May 2022 #14

Finally our laws make sense. maxsolomon May 2022 #16

2nd amendment protected individual rights to own what was essentially the accepted state-or-the-art 24601 May 2022 #42

Also at that time 13 year old girls were getting married to much older men. SmittyWerben May 2022 #7

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You sound like a nice person. maxsolomon May 2022 #20

The misery of those who would take away The Mouth May 2022 #23

No one's taking anyone's guns in either of our lifetimes. maxsolomon May 2022 #35

Why can't semi-automatic and other high assault weapons be banned. That bars no one from owning Samrob May 2022 #9

America will experience a boomlet in psychiatrists bucolic_frolic May 2022 #11

"Are people adults at 18 or 21?". That's a good, but not great, question. jaxexpat May 2022 #13

so now what about all those other laws? Hieronymus Phact May 2022 #15

A well regulated militia!! rolypolychloe May 2022 #17

Yeah, that ship has sailed. maxsolomon May 2022 #19

According to the Supreme Court there are two parts to the 2nd Amendment. marie999 May 2022 #32

A tortured interpretation rolypolychloe May 2022 #37

Not with the Supreme Court we have now. marie999 May 2022 #38

Dred Scott was 7-2 which proves a super majority court is not always right either. cstanleytech May 2022 #45

guns, guns, guns llashram May 2022 #18

AND WHERE ARE OUR RIGHTS... TO BE FREE FROM GUNSHOTS, ETC? secondwind May 2022 #21

I sometimes wonder... jmowreader May 2022 #22

Firearms training and the requirement to securely store all firearms away when not on your person. cstanleytech May 2022 #25

The Supreme Court would find the law unconstitutional. See my post 32. marie999 May 2022 #33

Modify the law to hold a driver's license with a provision cstanleytech May 2022 #24

California law very clearly Mr.Bill May 2022 #27

Plus the stae can argue that to declare such a law unconstitutional cstanleytech May 2022 #29

So... does this mean a 21 drinking age is Unconstitutional? NT Happy Hoosier May 2022 #28

Not to mention the age of consent to have sex laws. cstanleytech May 2022 #30

Age of consent is 16-17 in most of the US madville May 2022 #43

Yup but it could be argued that any such age limitations imposed upon a person cstanleytech May 2022 #44

Drinking is not a Constitutional right. former9thward May 2022 #39

Well, it sorta is, cause prohibition was done by constitutional amendment ... Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #47

No, the selling of alcohol was prohibited. former9thward May 2022 #48

stupid repug judges. they may also bring us back to a time when children under 10 could be married samsingh May 2022 #31

the age of majority should be set nationwide for all rights melm00se May 2022 #34

They went to court because not enough minors had semi-automatic weapons? Grins May 2022 #41

A 20 year old is not a minor. Dial H For Hero May 2022 #46

Clearly this is a prelude to overturning state AWBs and magazine capacity restrictions. J_William_Ryan May 2022 #49