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Polybius

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21. It still complicates things, and I believe that a full-out handgun ban would be struck down by any judge

Reply to marble falls (Reply #20)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:19 PM

Dec 16

Perhaps 9-0 by the Supreme Court. I don't think it's solely for the military. Of course the military would be allowed to have guns. There's no need to put it in the constitution if it were purely intended for them. Additionally, you omitted that other section, "the right of the people shall not be infringed." It doesn't say "the right of the military/militia."

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Australia to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre [View all] groundloop Dec 15 OP

Wow, a country which cares about their citizens. Irish_Dem Dec 15 #1

'Speed, accuracy, precision': How gun makers market the weapons used at Bondi sop Dec 15 #2

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Not sure why anyone in the suburbs needs that many guns Violet_Crumble Dec 15 #9

They should have never been let in Polybius Dec 15 #12

We aren't the US Violet_Crumble Dec 16 #15

There was a valid reason Polybius Dec 16 #23

The son was born in Australia. Violet_Crumble Dec 17 #24

But it's better than what happened Polybius Dec 17 #25

Who is 'they'? Aussie105 Dec 16 #18

The killers Polybius Dec 16 #22

If an Aussie government can enforce much tougher gun laws than we have on ornery Aussies, what's stopping ... marble falls Dec 15 #10

There is no mention of guns in their constitution Polybius Dec 15 #11

The Second Amendment is meant to keep the the right for anyone to bear arms in the military/"well regulated militia"... marble falls Dec 16 #20

It still complicates things, and I believe that a full-out handgun ban would be struck down by any judge Polybius Dec 16 #21

Repeal the 2nd amendment then MichMan Dec 17 #27

Bondi would have been much worse with U.S. gun laws. Rocky Gravelton Dec 16 #13

In 2017 a lone Las Vegas mass shooter, using semi-automatic high capacity rifles, killed 60 and wounded 413. sop Dec 16 #19

Multiple Jews died, so it won't help them. Behind the Aegis Dec 16 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Violet_Crumble Dec 16 #16

We're starting to learn about the victims Violet_Crumble Dec 16 #17

Exactly. The argument about guns not in Aussie constitution is an example of not doing anything Deuxcents Dec 17 #26

If it's that popular, why not make a repeal of the 2nd amendment as a 2028 campaign issue? MichMan Dec 17 #28

Why? Really? Deuxcents Dec 17 #29

Isn't that what you are advocating? MichMan Dec 17 #30

One can dream..I don't think with the current republican elected leaders it would go far. At all. Deuxcents Dec 17 #31