It is if you are a corrupt Globalist/Fascist and you want to disarm the American populace.
Posted on 12/07/2019 4:56:36 AM PST by marktwain
In a recent column, well-known Reason editor and writer Jacob Sullum made a likely unintentional error. He writes that “preventing gun violence” is a compelling government interest. From townhall.com:
Restrictions on fundamental rights usually pass muster only if they are narrowly tailored to further a compelling government interest — in this case, preventing gun violence.
“Gun violence” is an Orwellian phrase that compels the user to focus on guns rather than on illegitimate actions.
Preventing murder can be a compelling government interest, though, in our federal system of limited governmental powers, it should primarily be an interest of the States, not the federal government.
Preventing suicide may be a compelling government interest, though the case is less clear than preventing murder. Some governments are involved in approving of, and assisting in, some suicides.
Preventing justified homicides is clearly *not* a compelling governmental interest; promoting justified homicides aids in lowering murder, violent crime, and crime generally.
Preventing a murder or suicide committed with a particular method is *not* a compelling governmental interest, because it is not clear if prohibiting one method will do anything to lower murders or suicides generally. It is arguable that prohibiting one method will lead to the rise of other methods. If preventing one method does not lower the overall rate, resources have been wasted and liberties narrowed to no effect. Thus, singling out one method becomes a matter of choice and preference.
Using the Orwellian phrases of Progressives is one of the easiest ways to lose an argument with them. If you cede to them the ability to define the words and terms of the language used, they win, mostly by default.
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It is if you are a corrupt Globalist/Fascist and you want to disarm the American populace.
What really needs to happen is for America to rid its self of antigun wackos.
If the wackos are gone, there will not be a problem
Gee, I wonder why then, that there was considerably less violence when clubs like these were more common in public high schools? Someone needs to Mr. Sullum this sort of question.
Their goal is to take guns from non-violent citizens and leave them in the hands of violent criminals.
They deliberately and intentionally ignore the cause of deadly violence: an individual who chooses to inflict harm on an innocent person.
About a half mile up the road from me is a hollow where citizens have set up a firing range.It has been there for years, and there are no rules or permits required. No government involvement at all. I hear gun shots all day long as hunters and others use the range for target practice.
I hear gunshots all the time. And to me it's like a lullaby, and I sleep safely at night knowing my neighbors have my back.
Haven’t even trying to stop car violence.
Actually, the government interest is “preventing armed resistance”.
BINGO
Regardless, the horse has left the barn (a long time ago). BATFE states there are some 422 million firearms ( more than that I am sure) in American hands, some 17 million “assault” type rifles.
The statists/nanny minded folks are way too late.
Even today we see some 40+ counties in VA positively affirm that the 2A is the law of the land in the commonwealth.
These folks in govt need to wake up and get a breath of air, when nearly half of the counties of a state declare that proposed bans/restrictions on commonly held arms will not be enforced, the winds are blowing the other way.
God Bless the Republic, we intend to keep it, Mr. Franklin..
Good point!
Perhaps the answer to your question might be:
Perhaps it was before the concept of, "Don' diss me, bro -- or I'll shoot you!" became a 'thang'...
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But, your photo raises the question,
Why weren't "negligent discharges" more prevalent back then -- before, (apparently) Trigger Finger Discipline had been invented?
TXnMA
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