Why restrict child porn but not guns? [Barf Alert]

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 6/7/22 | Neil Steinberg

[markomalley]

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Nor can you own child pornography, and it’s important to understand why. Child pornography is among the most restricted material in our society. You don’t have to produce it or sell it to commit a crime; it’s a crime simply to possess it.

Why does child pornography merit such a unique level of suppression? I’ll give you a hint: it’s called “child pornography.” Children cannot consent to sexual acts with adults and are severely damaged by being forced to do so. Child pornography hurts children, so we suppress it with all the legal might our nation can bring to bear, even if it infringes on fundamental freedoms.

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So why all the trouble with guns? Why does a logic universally accepted regarding the First Amendment completely fall apart when we get to the Second? The harm to children from guns far exceeds the harm done by child pornography.

[Gay State Conservative]

Well,first of all...the US Constitution doesn't *specifically* guarantee citizens the right to keep and bear kiddie porn.

[markomalley]

One: For the “rather young” Chinese prostitutes he bought and took pictures of . BUT the loophole is the age of consent in China is 14

Well, there is this:

Justice Department: CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO U.S. FEDERAL LAW ON THE EXTRATERRITORIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN

tl;dr If you're a pedo, don't think that you can travel to Asia or Latin America and engage in your perversion legally. You'll run the same risk from the US Government there as you will if you do so at home.

…his last name. Never mind.

Ah yes, the US. The "Rule of Law"™ The last great bastion of freedom.

[SunkenCiv]

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