Quote: Libertarian author Brian Doherty criticizes President Obama's "disrespect for personal gun possession rights," but believes the new administration will do little in the near future to enforce stricter gun control laws.
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Last June, the Supreme Court had its first opportunity in seven decades to address one of America's most impassioned constitutional debates: Does the right to possess firearms, as stated in the Second Amendment, apply to individuals?
Yes, the Court ruled, it does.
And, with that decision, the District of Columbia's handgun ban--one of the most controversial in the nation--was ended.
In Gun Control on Trial, journalist Brian Doherty tells the full story behind the landmark District of Columbia v. Heller ruling. With exclusive, behind-the-scenes access throughout the case, Doherty's new book takes readers on a remarkable journey--through the legal, scientific, and historical debates; the political battles; and the myths about gun control that have become widespread.
How is the District's new registration process working? How will the Heller precedent impact the firearm regulations in other American cities? - Cato Institute
Brian Doherty is a senior editor of Reason, the libertarian monthly named one of "The 50 Best Magazines" three out of the past four years by the Chicago Tribune. Established in 1968 and a four-time finalist for National Magazine Awards, Reason has a print circulation of 40,000 and won the 2005 Western Publications Association "MAGGIE" Award for best political magazine. Reason Online, the magazine's Web edition, draws 1.75 million visits per month, and the staff weblog Hit and Run has been named by Playboy, Washingtonian, and others as one of the best political blogs.
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But the backdrops peel and the sets give way and the cast get eaten by the play, there's a murderer at the matinee, there are dead men in the aisles
And the patrons and the actors too are uncertain if the show is through and with sidelong looks await their cue, but the frozen mask just smiles
Posted: 21 Jan 2009 17:14
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So what side of gun control are you on? __________________
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You can buy the weapon if you can prove you can use it properly and perform proper maintenance with it. Regular scheduled practice intervals.
Outside of that-no control whatsoever. Government needs to back off. No more sob stories and excuses. No more nanny state. __________________
But the backdrops peel and the sets give way and the cast get eaten by the play, there's a murderer at the matinee, there are dead men in the aisles
And the patrons and the actors too are uncertain if the show is through and with sidelong looks await their cue, but the frozen mask just smiles
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I like the idea of people learning how to use a gun before they get it, but I do see some danger in making people pass tests before they can own a gun. That gives a politician the potential to over regulate guns out of the hands of decent citizens by controlling the test.
I think public service announcements and maybe even classes that don't use real guns for high school kids on general safety might be a good idea. Not a full year class just something like once every few months. Parents these days have no common sense enough to teach kids anything it seems like. The parents are most likely too stupid to own a gun and could use a safety lesson. __________________
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Quote: That gives a politician the potential to over regulate guns out of the hands of decent citizens by controlling the test.
There's only so hard you can make a test about cleaning, storing, handling, loading and firing a firearm/rifle. Do you prefer not letting idiots who can't handle them buy them or banning them from everyone? Pick one.
Quote: The parents are most likely too stupid to own a gun and could use a safety lesson.
Exactly my point from above. Also why I'd prefer regular scheduled practice.
As a side thought for the kids, how about if there's something like a summer camp that specializes in hunting and handling firearms for pre-teens and up? Give them some proper respect and skill and maybe they can teach the parents? __________________
But the backdrops peel and the sets give way and the cast get eaten by the play, there's a murderer at the matinee, there are dead men in the aisles
And the patrons and the actors too are uncertain if the show is through and with sidelong looks await their cue, but the frozen mask just smiles
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The thing is I believe everyone needs to know proper gun safety, but I hate the thought of more government intervention into our daily lives. Public service announcements etc is one thing, but when they start saying you have to jump through this hoop and that hoop to have something constitutionally guaranteed ...well that's different. __________________
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Great. Guns for everyone, no limit on amount or type or who gets them. Crime would probably plummet while accidental deaths skyrocket, especially when 'oops' becomes the standard defense for just about everything.
I'm personally trying to figure out how the arms we're constitutionally guaranteed to carry are strictly guns-who made that rule? __________________
But the backdrops peel and the sets give way and the cast get eaten by the play, there's a murderer at the matinee, there are dead men in the aisles
And the patrons and the actors too are uncertain if the show is through and with sidelong looks await their cue, but the frozen mask just smiles
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Here's the thing, strictly following the constitution, guns are protected.
The problem we have these days is lack of common sense. When the constitution was written people needed firearms to survive, and they knew how to use them.
These days people treat guns like toys, so they need education, but do we really want to make more laws and regulations.
For that matter though people treat cars like toys driving like maniacs, talking on cell phones instead of focusing on driving. If you really want the world to be safer maybe we should take cell phones away from people that are too stupid to know when and where to use them.
People these days are just stupid. You can't out regulate stupidity and carelessness. __________________
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I got five words for all the gun control maniacs and Michael Moores out there:
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