After the Orlando shootings there were efforts to pass a law denying the sale of guns to people on the terrorist watch list. It's one of those things that seem good on paper until you think about the implications. Regardless of what gun control activists petition for, it's still a part of the constitution. Unless we strike it out, guns will be there. Now like free speech, I say there should be limits. Like, you can have a gun but not a semi-automatic rifle gun. But to just have a blanket ban for people, who may I remind you technically haven't done anything wrong, I think is pushing it. Let's go back to the free speech example. Say we implement a law that people on the terrorist watch list aren't allowed to talk about Islam, bombs, or terrorism, ever. They're forbidden. That would be fucking insane. You just can't deny someone their constitutional right to free speech, just like their right to a gun. Yeah, a weapon is obviously more deadly, but many people are on the list because they've incited others to violence. I personally don't like the second amendment, but if I start saying we can ignore it, it'll impinge on the sanctity of others I hold dear as well.
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