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Gun Control Reform Activism

ehrnst

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8. How do you "make it illegal" for the free press to cover something? The First Amendment:

Reply to JH7DF5J (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 10:14 AM

Dec 2019

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

That really sounds like the philosphy of an autocrat, not a society that allows freedom of the press...

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To the gun industry, dead children are merely collateral damage/acceptable losses for gun industry p keithbvadu2 Dec 2019 #1

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Children aren't murdered by a Constitutional Amendment Merlot Dec 2019 #5

Gun sales are often fear driven. guillaumeb Dec 2019 #6

One of the most effective ways to stop mass shootings JH7DF5J Dec 2019 #7

How do you "make it illegal" for the free press to cover something? The First Amendment: ehrnst Dec 2019 #8

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So again... how do you go about criminalizing journalists for reporting on an event ehrnst Dec 2019 #12

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