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Yeah, lets take away the freedom of speech, assembly, press and petition while we're at it. Matter of fact, who needs any of the Bill of Rights? I don't see any reason soldiers shouldn't be able to barge in and take over my home, the cops shouldn't be able to search and seize my property without a warrant, the legal system requires a trial by jury or cruel and unusual punishment is illegal anyway. /sarcasm
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In the UK we have freedom of speech, assembly, press & petition and the complete lack of guns. No-one is bothered by this.
However, if police came into your home without a warrant your first thought would be to shoot them? I know this probably isnt true ;) but it could be interpreted that way.
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the right to bear arms is guaranteed by our 2nd amendment. Not only is it right there in the Bill of Rights, it's pretty close to the top of the list (2nd) which means our founding fathers thought it was pretty darn important.
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Surely that was when us Brits were just kicked out and the new country needed all its citizens to be ready in case we tried again. Im fairly confident this wont be happening soon....
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There are several reasons beyond it being a guaranteed freedom, that banning guns would be a horrible idea. First and foremost is that there are already millions of them in circulation, some registered, some not. Trying to collect them all would not only be a logistical nightmare, it'd be impossible.
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This would be nightmare true, there would have to be a bastard long amnesty in order for people to hand over their guns (they've had similar amnestys here in the UK with great success). Im not suggesting this is something that could be done in a short period of time but over five years, ten years? Why not?
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Sorry Scouse, not to sound like a dick
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You dont, you clearly feel strongly about this which is something I just dont get. The world will keep turning either way.