• vallancj@lemm.ee
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    13 hours ago

    I understand why you say this, but Americans have a right to bear arms, not vehicles. The only reason for all the controls on vehicles is because they are a privilege, not a right.

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      12 hours ago

      The law can be whatever we collectively want it to be. The entire point of having Amendments is that the Constitution was supposed to be a living document that we would refine and improve over time.

    • Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      13 hours ago

      That’s simply incorrect. Nothing in there is stopping gun control laws from being implemented.

      Permits are already a thing in some states, and certain individuals are prohibited from owning guns.

      The right is far from unlimited, even though many seem to think so.

    • ᗪᗩᗰᑎ@sh.itjust.works
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      12 hours ago

      Americans have the right to bear arms just as much as they have the right to shout fire in a crowded theatre — it’s a right that can be regulated and both already are, one needs more regulation, but people don’t seem to understand.

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      12 hours ago

      As the founders intended, we have a right to bear a single-bore muzzle-loaded flint-lock. Anything more than that should really be a separate right.