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S.D. Bill Would Require Citizens to Buy a Gun
Newsroom America ^ | Jan. 31, 2011 | Jon E. Dougherty

Posted on 02/01/2011 8:44:21 AM PST by george76

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1 posted on 02/01/2011 8:44:22 AM PST by george76
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Sounds good to me.


2 posted on 02/01/2011 8:46:30 AM PST by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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They must be Ann Coulter fans.


3 posted on 02/01/2011 8:47:29 AM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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If the government can force a man to buy an insurance product, why not a gun as well? Right dems?


4 posted on 02/01/2011 8:47:45 AM PST by RC one (Come get some.)
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To: george76

Just to help finish off Obamacare.


5 posted on 02/01/2011 8:47:54 AM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.8)
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What does the State Constitution say? Can they force people to buy anything?


6 posted on 02/01/2011 8:48:23 AM PST by Wolfie
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If, as people of a conservative mind maintain, it is unconstitutional to force people to buy health insurance, wouldn’t it likewise be unconstitutional to compel them to buy a firearm?


7 posted on 02/01/2011 8:49:41 AM PST by davisfh (Islam is a mental illness with global social consequences)
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If, as people of a conservative mind maintain, it is unconstitutional to force people to buy health insurance, wouldn’t it likewise be unconstitutional to compel them to buy a firearm?

Exactly.

8 posted on 02/01/2011 8:51:14 AM PST by cowboyway (Molon labe : Deo Vindice : "Rebellion is always an option!!"--Jim Robinson)
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If, as people of a conservative mind maintain, it is unconstitutional to force people to buy health insurance, wouldn’t it likewise be unconstitutional to compel them to buy a firearm?

I agree. Except I think in this case you'd have to refer to the state constitution to check for constitutionality.
9 posted on 02/01/2011 8:53:43 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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Y’all know doggoned well that if such a measure passed it would be mere nanoseconds before another politician came along and demanded that, in the interests of fairness, those who have more than one gun start giving them away to those that don’t have any.


10 posted on 02/01/2011 8:54:15 AM PST by Tucsonican
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Depends. Is there a penalty for not buying one? Do they have the government tax services audit and attack and fine you.

Big differences - but I would guess over 90% of SD residents that can legally own a weapon already have one or more.


11 posted on 02/01/2011 8:56:03 AM PST by artificial intelligence (Your data will be processed by me for future input. Thank you.)
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How about people who have a driver’s license but don’t own a car be forced to buy auto insurance? After all, they MIGHT drive some day.


12 posted on 02/01/2011 8:58:16 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: davisfh

Didn’t Kennesaw, Georgia do this way back when? I wonder if that precedent’s been cited in any of the Obamacare briefs.


13 posted on 02/01/2011 8:58:57 AM PST by nina0113
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To: davisfh
Actually, it's unconstitutional for the FEDS to tell us we have to buy something. It's not necessarily against the federal Constitution for a state to oblige its citizens to buy something.

The bill also does not specify the type of firearm citizens must purchase - only that it be "suitable to their temperament, physical capacity, and preference."

Full auto LWRC in 6.8, I think, is the only non-crew-served weapon that is suitable to my temperament.

14 posted on 02/01/2011 8:59:08 AM PST by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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To: Wolfie

Come now. Does what any old must document say truly matter? It’s for the common good, don’cha know.


15 posted on 02/01/2011 8:59:21 AM PST by FourPeas
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To: george76

Sometimes I just love living here in SD. Winters just suck though. ;0)


16 posted on 02/01/2011 8:59:35 AM PST by DadOfFive ("Miss me yet?")
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I think it is likely a symbolic gesture, pointing out absurdity by being absurd.


17 posted on 02/01/2011 8:59:58 AM PST by Raider Sam (They're on our left, right, front, and back. They aint gettin away this time!)
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sufficient to provide for their ordinary self-defense

my "ordinary" self-defense worries about organized gangs of thugs with APCs

So I need something with a bit of AP ability like


18 posted on 02/01/2011 9:01:19 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
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-——wouldn’t it likewise be unconstitutional to compel them to buy a firearm?———

Think on this a moment. If the law passes, everyone must go buy a gun. Do you thing Dashle will buy a gun or sue?

If he sues andd loses he will ultimately go to the Supreme court which will likely rule in his favor and establish a precedent. The state can’t force folks to buy stuff unless like car insurance it is required to facilitate the privilege to drive


19 posted on 02/01/2011 9:01:27 AM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 .....( History is a process, not an event ))
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Only one? :)


20 posted on 02/01/2011 9:01:55 AM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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