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marble falls

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

Reply to Polybius (Reply #11)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:21 AM

Dec 2025

... which meant that citizens were allowed to form militias to protect themselves when the the regular army was not available.

If there was an absolute right to carry, than no law banning open or concealed carry with or without a permit would be Constitutional.

Public safety trumps gun ownership. Your right to own cannot interfere with my right to breathe. The level of gun violence in this country constitutes
a danger to public safety. The constitution doesn't mention high explosives, either, are you legally allowed to keep TNT in your basement?

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Australia to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre [View all] groundloop Dec 2025 OP

Wow, a country which cares about their citizens. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #1

'Speed, accuracy, precision': How gun makers market the weapons used at Bondi sop Dec 2025 #2

They're describing bolt action rifles and pump action shotguns NickB79 Dec 2025 #3

Only difference is the straight-pull bolt action, otherwise they're pretty traditional hunting rifles and shotguns. sop Dec 2025 #4

Straight pulls were actually some of the first bolt actions. Austria adopted them in 1886 NickB79 Dec 2025 #6

Good on ya, Australia! Cha Dec 2025 #5

What a novel idea! travelingthrulife Dec 2025 #7

Not sure how "limiting the number of guns you can own" will help as you only need one for this type of attack EX500rider Dec 2025 #8

Not sure why anyone in the suburbs needs that many guns Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #9

They should have never been let in Polybius Dec 2025 #12

We aren't the US Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #15

There was a valid reason Polybius Dec 2025 #23

The son was born in Australia. Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #24

But it's better than what happened Polybius Dec 2025 #25

Who is 'they'? Aussie105 Dec 2025 #18

The killers Polybius Dec 2025 #22

If an Aussie government can enforce much tougher gun laws than we have on ornery Aussies, what's stopping ... marble falls Dec 2025 #10

There is no mention of guns in their constitution Polybius Dec 2025 #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 2025 #20

It still complicates things, and I believe that a full-out handgun ban would be struck down by any judge Polybius Dec 2025 #21

Repeal the 2nd amendment then MichMan Dec 2025 #27

Bondi would have been much worse with U.S. gun laws. Rocky Gravelton Dec 2025 #13

In 2017 a lone Las Vegas mass shooter, using semi-automatic high capacity rifles, killed 60 and wounded 413. sop Dec 2025 #19

Multiple Jews died, so it won't help them. Behind the Aegis Dec 2025 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #16

We're starting to learn about the victims Violet_Crumble Dec 2025 #17

Exactly. The argument about guns not in Aussie constitution is an example of not doing anything Deuxcents Dec 2025 #26

If it's that popular, why not make a repeal of the 2nd amendment as a 2028 campaign issue? MichMan Dec 2025 #28

Why? Really? Deuxcents Dec 2025 #29

Isn't that what you are advocating? MichMan Dec 2025 #30

One can dream..I don't think with the current republican elected leaders it would go far. At all. Deuxcents Dec 2025 #31