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1. The legal term for what you are suggesting is a "taking."

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 08:23 PM

Dec 15

A taking requires just compensation pursuant to the Fifth Amendment. That will be pretty expensive.

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The legal term for what you are suggesting is a "taking." rsdsharp Dec 15 #1

lol, deport guns, that'll raise hackles on the right! bucolic_frolic Dec 15 #2

K&R UTUSN Dec 15 #3