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AverageOldGuy

(3,808 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 09:35 PM 4 hrs ago

I'll just drop this here. Do with it as you like.

The Second Amendment is interpreted by the NRA as a safeguard granting the unlimited ownership of firearms by the citizenry thereby ensuring that if government becomes abusive, destructive, or tyrannical, citizens have the firepower to defend their liberty.
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I'll just drop this here. Do with it as you like. (Original Post) AverageOldGuy 4 hrs ago OP
They (NRA) get much more worked up about displacedvermoter 4 hrs ago #1
cuz it was always bullshit. a good cover story to tell the masses. mopinko 3 hrs ago #3
Yup... displacedvermoter 3 hrs ago #5
I have always agreed with that biophile 4 hrs ago #2
"...citizens have the firepower to defend their liberty" Wednesdays 3 hrs ago #4
Ironically a 'trans-friendly' gunman made a better choice of firearm, Jack Valentino 2 hrs ago #10
A well regulated militia... amerikat 3 hrs ago #6
Indeed Bayard 2 hrs ago #7
And Washington couldn't afford a standing army. rubbersole 2 hrs ago #8
I suppose that Thomas Crooks agreed with that principle.... Jack Valentino 2 hrs ago #9
only if its democrats TalenaGor 2 hrs ago #11
Two shooting ranges today. BidenRocks 1 hr ago #12

displacedvermoter

(4,468 posts)
1. They (NRA) get much more worked up about
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 09:46 PM
4 hrs ago

the imagined tyrannical or abusive conduct of Democratic candidates (especially when they are Black or women) than the actual product from white neo fascists. Can't figure that out.

mopinko

(73,720 posts)
3. cuz it was always bullshit. a good cover story to tell the masses.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 10:29 PM
3 hrs ago

the truth is they’re just greedy assholes funded by russia.

Jack Valentino

(4,996 posts)
10. Ironically a 'trans-friendly' gunman made a better choice of firearm,
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:05 AM
2 hrs ago

since he actually succeeded at eliminating his 'target'.....


Bayard

(29,640 posts)
7. Indeed
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 11:30 PM
2 hrs ago

It was meant to apply to defense against a foreign nation invasion, not a free for all.

rubbersole

(11,216 posts)
8. And Washington couldn't afford a standing army.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 11:55 PM
2 hrs ago

The 2nd Amendment never said every Rickybobby could have a gun. Even a muzzle loader single shot. But I digress...

Jack Valentino

(4,996 posts)
9. I suppose that Thomas Crooks agreed with that principle....
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:02 AM
2 hrs ago

I only wish that he had better aim, or had chosen a better weapon for the job.....

BidenRocks

(3,250 posts)
12. Two shooting ranges today.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:30 AM
1 hr ago

I couldn't get a parking spot at either. One indoor, one outdoor.
Maybe mid week.

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