grabs baseball bat, knife, golf club, belt, gasoline, meat cleaver (added)

Congress should tell states, in the wake of this surely worse epidemic of gun violence, that they must put some substance into the phrase “well-regulated militia.” They must define well-regulated militia to include not only the National Guard, but all legally registered gun-owners in the state. If they fail to do so, and in line with the precedent set by the drinking-age act, they risk losing 10 percent of their federal law-enforcement funding.

Why not? Who could argue with such a move? It would be precisely in the spirit of the Second Amendment as worded, in which the right to keep and bear arms is granted within the context of the existence of such a militia. The founders spoke explicitly of said militia. So, let’s make it!

Legally registered gun-owners would become members of each state’s more broadly construed militia. They would not, obviously, be required to report for service on certain weekends like Guard members do. But their membership in this broader militia would come with certain responsibilities.

First, they could be obliged by law to keep their guns in a locked, steel safe to which only the registered owner has access. They could also be obliged to undergo certain testing and evaluation before being permitted to own certain kinds of guns—or, depending on the state, barred from owning certain types of guns at all, or barred from keeping them at home (that is, they could buy and own them, but they would have to keep those guns at the firing range, which after all is the only place where they can be legitimately used).

Obviously, hunting rifles would not be covered here under any circumstance, and maybe the federal law could even state that explicitly, so that legitimate sportsmen could rest easy and the National Rifle Association wouldn’t be able to play that card. Congress could toss a few other little sweeteners into such legislation—for example, it could subsidize the purchase of steel safes for a short time, much as it is about to subsidize the purchase of health insurance. Something tells me conservatives wouldn’t caterwaul about this subsidy so much!

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/18/how-we-can-regulate-guns-using-the-second-amendment.html

Post #405,187 by boxley 10/7/15 1:59:50 PM 10/7/15 9:16:58 PM Reply	grabs baseball bat, knife, golf club, belt, gasoline, meat cleaver (added) http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=464422&page=1 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-pleads-guilty-killing-5-relatives-meat-cleaver-n440596 good thing he didnt have two of them you can kill people for America at age 18 but need to be 21 to buy a beer Edited by boxley Oct. 7, 2015, 09:16:58 PM EDT grabs baseball bat, knife, golf club, belt, gasoline http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=464422&page=1 you can kill people for America at age 18 but need to be 21 to buy a beer Collapse All History
Post #405,201 by lincoln 10/8/15 10:31:19 AM Reply	which of those items are designed to specifically kill a living creature, like guns are? Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous. - - - Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" 1897
Post #405,205 by boxley 10/8/15 11:27:19 AM Reply	knives, but if you want to ban guns here are 5 easy steps to do that https://reason.com/reasontv/2015/10/07/how-to-create-a-gun-free-america-in-5-ea I suggest you get right on that. Let me know how it goes. you can kill people for America at age 18 but need to be 21 to buy a beer
Post #405,208 by lincoln 10/8/15 1:34:00 PM Reply	Never said I want to ban guns, but we need stricter regulation Congress should tell states, in the wake of this surely worse epidemic of gun violence, that they must put some substance into the phrase “well-regulated militia.” They must define well-regulated militia to include not only the National Guard, but all legally registered gun-owners in the state. If they fail to do so, and in line with the precedent set by the drinking-age act, they risk losing 10 percent of their federal law-enforcement funding. Why not? Who could argue with such a move? It would be precisely in the spirit of the Second Amendment as worded, in which the right to keep and bear arms is granted within the context of the existence of such a militia. The founders spoke explicitly of said militia. So, let’s make it! Legally registered gun-owners would become members of each state’s more broadly construed militia. They would not, obviously, be required to report for service on certain weekends like Guard members do. But their membership in this broader militia would come with certain responsibilities. First, they could be obliged by law to keep their guns in a locked, steel safe to which only the registered owner has access. They could also be obliged to undergo certain testing and evaluation before being permitted to own certain kinds of guns—or, depending on the state, barred from owning certain types of guns at all, or barred from keeping them at home (that is, they could buy and own them, but they would have to keep those guns at the firing range, which after all is the only place where they can be legitimately used). Obviously, hunting rifles would not be covered here under any circumstance, and maybe the federal law could even state that explicitly, so that legitimate sportsmen could rest easy and the National Rifle Association wouldn’t be able to play that card. Congress could toss a few other little sweeteners into such legislation—for example, it could subsidize the purchase of steel safes for a short time, much as it is about to subsidize the purchase of health insurance. Something tells me conservatives wouldn’t caterwaul about this subsidy so much! http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/18/how-we-can-regulate-guns-using-the-second-amendment.html Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous. - - - Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" 1897
Post #405,209 by boxley 10/8/15 2:27:55 PM Reply	good luck with that one too, let me know how it turns out. whole point of registration is to know where to come and pick them up. People dont mind checks but loath registration. you can kill people for America at age 18 but need to be 21 to buy a beer
Post #405,216 by lincoln 10/8/15 5:56:17 PM Reply	Let's treat guns like other things Republicans despise Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous. - - - Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" 1897
Post #405,219 by boxley 10/8/15 6:22:05 PM Reply	linky no worky you can kill people for America at age 18 but need to be 21 to buy a beer
Post #405,226 by scoenye 10/8/15 8:52:44 PM Reply	OK here. I get an embedded image.
Post #405,228 by boxley 10/8/15 8:54:41 PM Reply	badger tool was blocking you can kill people for America at age 18 but need to be 21 to buy a beer
Post #405,229 by boxley 10/8/15 8:55:49 PM Reply	no problem, so how are you going to get democrats onboard? Many hate the idea of registration you can kill people for America at age 18 but need to be 21 to buy a beer
Post #418,522 by CRConrad 6/13/17 4:29:09 AM 6/13/17 4:29:09 AM Reply	Most knives are designed for cutting food, whittling wood, peeling apples, etc, etc. HTH! But you knew that even as you posted that bullshit, didn't you? One wonders, how does it feel to live without any intellectual honesty at all? Were you born this way, or have you somehow got rid of it along the way? If you had it but lost it, was this by accident, or did it take intention and conscious effort? And, of course: Are you proud of being such an inveterate spewer of disruptive dreck, or do you, at long last, even have the fucking decency to be at least a little ashamed of it? -- Christian R. Conrad Same old username (as above), but now on iki.fi (Yeah, yeah, it redirects to the same old GMail... But just in case I ever want to change.)

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