RE: Must see SCOTUS cases.
October 12, 2021 at 1:47 am
(This post was last modified: October 12, 2021 at 2:05 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but there are more guns in australia today than there were before the massacre? The low point being directly after the buyback, 650k removed? You're starting to get your superusers, like we have.
Personally, I think that any attempt to restrict the 2nd amendment or get rid of it entirely will be wasted effort. Then there'd have to be a 4th amendment challenge...then a 9th amendment challenge......and when it's all over, guess what. Cletus still wont give up his guns. Neither would I. Ultimately, I think we use the idea that we have a "mass shooting problem" to avoid calling it what it is. We have a domestic terrorism problem.
to wit
Even if we went door to door forcibly removing guns via the armed forces, and had some success at it, it wouldn't stop the killings. They just use (more) bombs. Or, at least, that was my experience with the set.
Personally, I think that any attempt to restrict the 2nd amendment or get rid of it entirely will be wasted effort. Then there'd have to be a 4th amendment challenge...then a 9th amendment challenge......and when it's all over, guess what. Cletus still wont give up his guns. Neither would I. Ultimately, I think we use the idea that we have a "mass shooting problem" to avoid calling it what it is. We have a domestic terrorism problem.
to wit
Quote:Scholars and policymakers often make noticeable distinctions between acts of terrorism and mass shooting incidents. In order to assess if these distinctions are generally accurate, we identity four key criteria from standard international and domestic definitions of terrorism. The criteria include: a political, religious, ideological, or social motivation; intent to reach a larger audience; the motivation not involving personal monetary gain; and the manifestation of an ‘enemy/other’. We analyze 105 mass shooting events in the United States from 1982 through October 2018 to assess whether they meet these criteria and find that 41 (39%) incidents meet all four criteria and another 45 (43%) incidents meet three of the criteria to be classified as acts of terrorism. Thus, we contend that mass shooting incidents fit the standard definitions of terrorism to a greater degree than is often reported by government officials, academics, and media outlets.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...ode=rirt20
Even if we went door to door forcibly removing guns via the armed forces, and had some success at it, it wouldn't stop the killings. They just use (more) bombs. Or, at least, that was my experience with the set.
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