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So you deny that Obama and the majority of liberals in Congress want to chip away at the Second Amendment because they know that they could never get at repealed in toto? |
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I am actually very close to the position of conservative Justice Scalia, based on his majority opinion to overturn the DC gun bun. I thought DC went too far, violated the Constitution and supported the decision. But I also agree with this part of Scalia's opinion:
Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed weapons prohibitions have been upheld under the Amendment or state analogues. The Court’s opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. Miller’s holding that the sorts of weapons protected are those “in common use at the time” finds support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons.I think if you look objectively, this is where you will find most liberals and moderates in Congress, based on their voting records. And most Americans as well. |
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Most Americans may be another issue, but we were not talking about that were we? |
The only opinions that Scalia has been clear about is that he believes that some gun control can survive the courts, although he is not clear about what that may or may not be. We will see.
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Is it just me, or has gun control as a topic of legislation really faded away since Brady?
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Unless of course you have a cite that would prove me wrong. The only laws that even made it out of committee (and passed) in recent years was the NICS Improvement Act to improve the instant check system. Passed by voice vote and Bush signed into law. |
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As stated previously I have no problem with the background check provisions. |
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There was no Democratic or liberal majority voting in favor of any restrictions on gun ownership. |
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So you still cant point to legislative record that would demonstrate factually that liberals in Congress would restrict gun ownership. Its been fun. |
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Show me one of your links that had factual information on voting records and we can discuss it.
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