A Christian Response to Gun Confiscation
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I am not saying it wouldn't be difficult to enforce, but it would be easier to justify requiring everyone to own a gun since there is already a constitutional framework in place that makes it a right. To make gun confiscation possible the Bill of Rights would need to be amended. My perspective is gun confiscation is an uphill climb and requiring everyone to own a gun is more like a gentle slope.
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The gun confiscation program in Australia was largely a failure. Citizens mostly didn't comply and the government whimpered and kind of stopped talking about it. How embarrassing. There are still millions of firearms in Australia by some estimations. It's difficult to quantify exactly since so few guns were ever seized or turned in.
In the USA there more guns than people. Hundreds of millions of guns and many of them aren't even registered. In many states buying a gun is just as easy as buying candy.
In the USA there more guns than people. Hundreds of millions of guns and many of them aren't even registered. In many states buying a gun is just as easy as buying candy.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...pon-police-rcna57301?cid=referral_taboolafeed
Mass murder without a single gun used.
Mass murder without a single gun used.
Um.... not really. Buying a gun from a dealer is a federally controlled and mandated process. It requires filling out the federal form, and being checked through the instant background check system.... NICS. Usually a person is approved, and can complete the process and purchase the gun. If, for ANY reason, your name is "flagged", you cannot purchase the gun, but must wait at least 3 days for the government to (supposedly) investigate you further. If they do not contact the gun dealer within 3 days saying "Don't sell", then you can pick up your gun.
This is federal law. If a dealer doesn't follow ALL the rules completely, they will likely end up in a federal prison. Not many dealers are willing to run that risk.
Hardly as easy as buying candy....
This is federal law. If a dealer doesn't follow ALL the rules completely, they will likely end up in a federal prison. Not many dealers are willing to run that risk.
Hardly as easy as buying candy....
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That was a sad time for Australia. There were millions of Americans who were outraged and wished there was something we could do to help our allies who fell under the boot of tyranny.
The problem they have now is the same as the UK. The common honorable citizen is classified as an enemy of the state if they have a weapon to defend their family from perilous creatures or people intent on doing harm. I think of an old man in the UK whose been robbed numerous times and eventually shot a criminal in self defense, in his own home; a thief who threatened his life. Guess who was arrested and charged with the felony? Sadly it was the innocent victim of the crime. There are lots of examples like that one.
I'm not saying that the USA is a bastion of freedom. The God given right to defense was violated throughout history and legislatively by the mid 1800s. First and foremost, the Bible was disregarded as was secondly, the second amendment/article of our federal constitution. It's been ignored and disregarded thousands upon thousands of times since.
In Australia there was a famous celebrity who brought fame and fortune to his fine country. He did not turn in his hunting tools, so they came to steal them and put the celebrity in a cage. It didn't turn out well for anyone. However, he was made an example of and demonized by the state funded criminals who killed him.
There used to be a time when buying a new hunting tool was like buying candy or a shovel. That's only allowed now by individuals who trade in used firearms.
The problem they have now is the same as the UK. The common honorable citizen is classified as an enemy of the state if they have a weapon to defend their family from perilous creatures or people intent on doing harm. I think of an old man in the UK whose been robbed numerous times and eventually shot a criminal in self defense, in his own home; a thief who threatened his life. Guess who was arrested and charged with the felony? Sadly it was the innocent victim of the crime. There are lots of examples like that one.
I'm not saying that the USA is a bastion of freedom. The God given right to defense was violated throughout history and legislatively by the mid 1800s. First and foremost, the Bible was disregarded as was secondly, the second amendment/article of our federal constitution. It's been ignored and disregarded thousands upon thousands of times since.
In Australia there was a famous celebrity who brought fame and fortune to his fine country. He did not turn in his hunting tools, so they came to steal them and put the celebrity in a cage. It didn't turn out well for anyone. However, he was made an example of and demonized by the state funded criminals who killed him.
There used to be a time when buying a new hunting tool was like buying candy or a shovel. That's only allowed now by individuals who trade in used firearms.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
The Second Amendment is about maintaining "the security of a free state" by a well-regulated militia. That is it emphasis and purpose. It has morphed into the rights of people to own guns and use them as they see fit. But that is not what it says. You can't remove the first clause.
The Second Amendment is about maintaining "the security of a free state" by a well-regulated militia. That is it emphasis and purpose. It has morphed into the rights of people to own guns and use them as they see fit. But that is not what it says. You can't remove the first clause.
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