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They do obey the laws of economics. They will be the first to tell you that money talks, BS walks.

Mortdooley wrote on Jul 25^th, 2022 at 12:05am:

Strictly speaking, the 2nd Amendment is not the "cause" per se of the massive
possession and use of firearms in the US, but certainly enables it by virtue of its
outmoded and ambiguous wording.  The 2nd would be more than acceptable were
its wording modified in order to suit modern 21st century firearms, ethics and societal
considerations.

The US imposed numerical speed limit for motor vehicles, setting the maximum legal
speed to 12 mph in cities and 15 mph on rural roads in 1901.  Obviously that's changed
vastly until today—as should the antiquated laws governing the licensing, possession
and use of firearms.

And people "turning away" from nebulous religious values has nothing to do with the
increasing number of firearm homicides, suicides, or mass shootings in the US.  That's
just wishful thinking posited by the religious right.  The true cause is one from ready
availability of guns, and slack licensing, carry, and possession laws.

AusGeoff wrote on Jul 29^th, 2022 at 11:59pm:



People like to compare motor vehicles to firearms but there is a problem with that. Our Traffic laws only apply to the public streets. A vehicle is private property and can be owned and used without restrictions on private property. I can't keep a full auto firearm without restrictions just because it remains on private property so it is already more restricted than a motor vehicle. Driving on the public roads is a privilege, owning property including vehicles is a Right. We all have the Right of self defense without regard for the laws of any government. Just because a government denies Rights it doesn't make them null and void, they are natural rights. Comparing vehicles to firearms is not a valid argument.

If you have no moral compass you are free to be as big a psychopath as you like. A person who believes they are their own god or there is no god is free to commit the most heinous crimes without guilt or conscience. These copycats are getting their fifteen minutes of fame by their actions because the whole world will hear of them thanks to the Media. The Democrats may even name a gun control law after them.

Many including some here celebrate and even call for the death of conservatives, I think I need to keep my AR just in case they become too powerful!