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Just for the record, the 2nd amendment is not a 'law' - it is a right guaranteed by the constitution. while it is a simple process to change a law - rights gua
by ejb999 3y ago
Just for the record, the 2nd amendment is not a 'law' - it is a right guaranteed by the constitution.
while it is a simple process to change a law - rights guaranteed by the constitution necessarily and by design, have a much higher bar that must be crossed in order to change - and there is currently not even close to enough people in favor in enough states to revoke the 2nd amendment.
- Eisenstein 3y agoYeah but the laws enforce the limits. A tank is an 'arm' as is a bazooka, but you can't buy either of those with operable weapon systems.
- dangus 3y agoYes you’re right, it’s not technically a law. I’m the odd duck in thinking that almost any country would easily find 3/4 of its state/provincial legislature votes needed to approve a repeal of an amendment similar to the 2nd amendment. I am more than baffled by the logic behind keeping it around. Even the most progressive segments of the US aren’t generally in favor of getting rid of it entirely. The list of countries with similarly permissive gun laws is basically one-hand’s worth, and none of them are G20 countries. Basically the United States is in the company of Yemen and almost nobody else. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_of_gun_laws_by_nation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_of_gun_laws_by_nation (Check out the “comparison” section with the maps) Anyway, sorry, this is horribly off-topic.