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In reply to the discussion: Why we lost the gun debate in the Senate, and why we'll keep losing it. [View all]Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)There are always common sense limits on civil rights. Your right to free speech does not extend to shouting fire in a crowded theater. Nor to phoning threats to people. We have even limited freedom of expression outside abortion clinics, because we as a nation realize that the rights are not absolute. I could list dozens of exceptions to Civil Rights, and in each one the country has agreed that it is a reasonable exception.
Bring the question back to the issue with a simple closing. How are people's right to keep arms violated by eliminating military weapons with one feature disabled? They can still own shotguns, rifles, and pistols. Just not ones that can take a high capacity magazine.
When someone mentions the Gun Lobby, or the NRA, ask why that organization has not taken action to eliminate the Remington 700 with it's known design defect that has made the rifle unreliable, and dangerous to the shooter, and anyone around him/her?
But here is the thing. You have to have this information, not at your fingertips, but in your head, ready to be taken out and used. You have to know the information, and we didn't bother learning it. We counted on one statistic, and a parade of victims to sell our ideals for us.