[NYFriend]

I’m pro 2nd Amendment, and when I’m on the jury of someone who’s defense is they were carrying around an oil filter in case they wanted to clean their PPK without getting solvent on their tux, I’m voting to convict, but giving an B+ for effort.

I sort of would like to hear why you want to filter your used solvent, but...it’s just all around bad.

[Torcert]

Somehow the country’s priorities wouldn’t seem to be straight if the government is persecuting someone like that versus Real criminals who Rob, Rape and Murder.....

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Can tell you are from NY.

If I'm on a jury where a police officer arrested someone for having perfectly legal items I am voting to fire the JBT want to be.

[eartrumpet]

Im pro 2nd Amendment

With reasonable limits, right? Like having an oil filter or possessing a skunk on a steamboat landing?

[Ancesthntr]

“I’m pro 2nd Amendment, and when I’m on the jury of someone who’s defense is they were carrying around an oil filter in case they wanted to clean their PPK without getting solvent on their tux, I’m voting to convict, but giving an B+ for effort.”

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I’m voting “not guilty.” Where, exactly, does the silencer exception to “the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” appear in the 2nd Amendment? That’s what’s known as jury nullification - and it is the very last line of defense to a tyranny, short of armed insurrection. I suggest that gun folks USE that power to avoid MUCH bigger problems down the road - maybe if the feds and the more tyrannical state governments realize that they can’t get away with this nonsense, they’ll stop. If not, at least we tried and, simultaneously, gave a few people their lives back for a victimless “crime.”

I hope that you do know that the Congress in the mid-1930’s was no more intellectual, no more honest and no more dedicated to the ideals of the Framers than at present - they passed the NFA in 1934 to effectively outlaw full autos and suppressors because...some sheeple were scared because of the use of these in the movies and by a VERY few actual bad guys, and they “had to do something.” FYI, in Europe it is often illegal to NOT use a suppressor - and is otherwise considered rude (noise pollution, you know). Frankly, I think that the pro-gunners in the Congress should amend the Obamacare legislation so as to reduce the chance of hearing loss (it’ll save a LOT of money over the years) by legalizing suppressors - no federal tax stamp or permit required, if you can buy the gun you can buy the suppressor.