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1921.
by 15155 12y ago
Hopefully Ginsburg stands down in the next presidency. One can hope.
1922.
by 15155 12y ago
> Also, Using a bat is more heinous than a gun? What society are you from? Someone can be subdued but not killed with a bat, but a gun puts them down for good. I would rather stop the threat cleanly with a firearm. I'd also rather s
1923.
by 15155 12y ago
Exact numbers are escaping me, and I'll have to find a source, but, there were around ~500 privateer ships involved in the War of 1812, and ~20-30 US Navy vessels. Suffice it to say: there were substantially more privately-owned armame
1924.
by 15155 12y ago
> Technically it is if you have a prescription, but it's near impossible to get a prescription Not with severe ADHD.
1925.
by 15155 12y ago
How about weapons that DID exist? Private citizens owned the vast majority of the US's naval power. Namely: a substantial amount of cannonry, mortars, etc. These primitive weapons have (and had) the capability of razing cities. Were th
1926.
by 15155 12y ago
Your comment adds no substance to the thread. The highest court in the land has already ruled that individuals have the right to possess firearms in common use. The vision or intent of the founding fathers, is, quite frankly, irrelevant at
1927.
by 15155 12y ago
> but certainly gives me a better defense Assuming you don't miss. A firearm is a much safer tool for personal self-defense, especially home-defense. Knives are highly dangerous to their (usually untrained) users, bats have the same
1928.
by 15155 12y ago
The Supreme Court of the United States and most legal scholars (post- Heller ) agree that the justification for the Second Amendment is not a prescribed limitation. "being necessary to the security of a free State" is a reason t
1929.
by 15155 12y ago
This is an unusually bad place for this particular category of argument, too. HN is inundated with people living in CA, NY, the UK - All places where the right to own and bear firearms is non-existent or substantially impeded.
1930.
by 15155 12y ago
I guarantee that commercial sport hunting of farm-raised game animals in the US almost always results in near-complete processing for food, hides, etc. In cases of elk, deer, bison, pheasant: the entire animal is used. There's just n
1931.
by 15155 12y ago
Yes, most are use-it-or-lose it, however, legally in some states you MUST be paid for the time unused (if you leave before the end of the calendar year.)