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kiaaThe NRA/GOP push for open carry without license or registration or training coupled with red state legislatures lowering the bar for self-defense = greater threat to the public at large:
The Kenosha shooting was the inevitable result after decades of the NRA’s twisted self-defense rhetoric
If you're going to have open carry in order for the citizenry to protect themselves and others from the bad guys with guns, then why not license them. First, there needs to be a minimum age. You don't need teen aged boys with high powered rifles loose in public and unsupervised. Second, it's common sense to require some tests to make sure that they are competent and know how to use their weapons safely.
You know, like we do with cars. You need a driver's license to operate one legally, and for good reason.
Yes, yes, I've heard of the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court has already allowed the infringement of the right to keep and bear arms. You already can't walk into a mall with a sword and a hand grenade. That infringes your right to keep and bear arms, but no one seems to care.
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The Kenosha shooting was the inevitable result after decades of the NRA’s twisted self-defense rhetoric
If you're going to have open carry in order for the citizenry to protect themselves and others from the bad guys with guns, then why not license them. First, there needs to be a minimum age. You don't need teen aged boys with high powered rifles loose in public and unsupervised. Second, it's common sense to require some tests to make sure that they are competent and know how to use their weapons safely.
You know, like we do with cars. You need a driver's license to operate one legally, and for good reason.
Yes, yes, I've heard of the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court has already allowed the infringement of the right to keep and bear arms. You already can't walk into a mall with a sword and a hand grenade. That infringes your right to keep and bear arms, but no one seems to care.
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