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DefaultUserHN
10y ago
Nothing. It's one of fundamental rights of an American. It's one of the power granted to the people by the Constitution. Asking the people to give up this power is as idiotic as asking Congress to give up its power. Also of note,
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10y ago
Good luck getting an amendment banning guns through Congress. And even if it gets through Congress, there will be a bloody civil war afterward. Remember, the goal of banning guns is to prevent American deaths. If you ban guns, it will cau
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10y ago
Yep, those countries are doing great, but only because the United States exists. If the United States doesn't exist, China and Russia would have taken over those countries. Their sacrifice-military-defense-for-socialist-programs stra
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10y ago
The Constitution defines 4 types of powers. Powers that are granted by the Constitution to the government (for example, Congress ability to pass law). Powers that are implied to be given to the government (for example, the President's
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10y ago
I on the other hand, feel safer with a gun than I would without one. So the question becomes, who is right? You? Or Me?
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10y ago
You don't need a gun. I need a gun. See. That's the problem. I am not forcing you to own a gun. But you're forcing me NOT to own a gun. How about we let everybody do what they want? You can choose not to own a gun. And
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10y ago
What about his needs to be safe (through the protection of his own guns)? Or my need to be safe (through the protection of people who carries)? If someone walk into a theater and starts shooting, though I don't carry, I prefer that th
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10y ago
Please don't discriminate against men with small penises. Men with small penises has every right to own guns as men with large penises too.
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11y ago
So book smart (aka, intelligent) soldiers are more likely to die in battle, compare to street smart soldiers (aka, kids who grew up and had to learn how to survive on the street). Makes sense. The biggest problem intelligent solders have i
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11y ago
Layman's Explanation of Gravity: Gravity is a force that pulls objects together, the more mass an object has, the stronger the pull. The closer an object is, the stronger the pull. On Earth, gravity pulls at 9.8 meter per second squ
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11y ago
If a coder writes bad code, it doesn't mean the coder is a bad coder. However, if the code keeps writing bad code time after time without refusing to improve, then the code is a bad coder and needs to be fired. If you will not do what
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11y ago
>Why it’s time all African countries banned skin lightening creams This will just increase the racial tension between Africans and white people, which will just make the racism worst.
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11y ago
1) According to whom? I've heard people say that but I know no basis for it. According to your ancestors, who were unwilling to signed the Constitution into law because it only contained power for the government. If you read up on the
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11y ago
>ANY powers not mentioned explicitly in the Constitution are supposed to be reserved for the people. Of course, but that only applies if the government is still good. Should a situation arise where the government decides to become evil,
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11y ago
The US government is based on the idea that power is always corruptable, so the way to counter that is to divide and istribute the power. The 2nd Amendment isn't there so you can protect yourself against criminals. You already got the