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In reply to the discussion: Which Americans support the Second Amendment? The answer depends on whether whites or blacks have th [View all]Nitram
(25,138 posts)27. Rural Virginia.
We had a septic field replaced and my Dad asked the guy with the bulldozer to create a firing lane and an earthen backstop in one of our fields. Dad was a reloader, and had a couple of antique match rifles that he'd reload for and we'd do targets or some plinking. We didn't do any hunting. We also reloaded for an old Swiss Army Mauser and a 357 Magnum revolver. At the age of 10, my rifle was a single-shot 22.
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Which Americans support the Second Amendment? The answer depends on whether whites or blacks have th [View all]
Eugene
Nov 2018
OP
That's an odd question. My take is that gun nuts interpret the meaning of the amendment differently
Nitram
Nov 2018
#2
That's your idiosyncratic interpretation. There are two interpretations that are widely accepted
Nitram
Nov 2018
#4
The history around the Bill of Rights supports my claim. During debates on what rights should be
Nitram
Nov 2018
#10
I was given my first rifle at age 10. I would never have been allowed to carry it loaded, not to
Nitram
Nov 2018
#23
I took my first "big game" with my Grandfathers M92 in 38WCF, no scope. I was 10 years old.
oneshooter
Nov 2018
#28
Apologies for the quote. It should heave been, "Jimmy, we have to cook."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Dec 2018
#34
"...you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it comprehend..."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Dec 2018
#37
re: "Abandonment by defense counsel occurs & occurred... You make little sense."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Dec 2018
#43