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billh58

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4. The NRA and ALEC's drive to
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 06:09 PM
Feb 2019

spin the Second Amendment into a malignant symbol of murder, mayhem, and violence over the past few decades brought us to the gun violence epidemic we face as a nation today. The Founders never meant for the Second Amendment to become an excuse for vigilantism disguised as "self-defense." The purpose and original intent of the "right to keep and bear arms" was for national defense by a well-regulated militia.

The right-wing and its Second Amendment absolutists, and their apologist gun crazies across the political spectrum, have turned this nation into a shooting gallery where thousands of innocent victims are killed and injured in the name of "Liberty and Freedom."

The upcoming generations of citizens see the gross harm that the unregulated spread of lethal weapons has done to this nation and are demanding change. There is hope for future generations of Americans to see a nation not afraid of crazed gunners attacking our children in schools, or our citizens not afraid to exercise their legitimate freedoms in other public settings.

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The NRA lost Russia zipplewrath Feb 2019 #2
only 200 gun massacres after Columbine. mikeysnot Feb 2019 #3
The NRA and ALEC's drive to billh58 Feb 2019 #4
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