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1. “The Framers never intended for civilians to have military-grade weapons.” Sorry, but that’s exactly what the Framers intended. The idea behind the Second Amendment was to provide for a civilian militia rather than a professional army. The civilian militia was supposed to be the military; therefore, logically, they would need military-grade weapons. It’s not… Continue reading Stuff gun opponents shouldn’t say

Editorials and other writings on 2A repeal https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/repeal-second-amendment-gun-control/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/why-its-time-to-repeal-the-second-amendment-95622/` https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/opinion/john-paul-stevens-repeal-second-amendment.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-06-27-0806260750-story.html https://www.google.com/books/edition/Repeal_the_Second_Amendment/hSGaDwAAQBAJ https://newrepublic.com/article/166628/democrats-repeal-second-amendment-guns Books Allan Lichtman: Repeal the Second Amendment David Hemenway: Private Guns, Public Health Dennis A. Henigan: Lethal Logic Dennis A. Henigan: “Guns Don’t Kill People” Erik Larson: Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz: Loaded: A Disarming History of… Continue reading Links

1. You’re trying to make guns illegal. No, repealing the Second Amendment wouldn’t make guns illegal. Rather, it would do for guns what the Supreme Court has now done for abortion: kick the question back to the states, which could then decide what gun regulations to enact (or not). Repealing the Second Amendment would remove… Continue reading Frequently raised objections

One of the ways the gun lobby has achieved cultural dominance (far beyond those who are NRA members) is via its relentless assault on common sense and the English language. Gun fetishists and their defenders are trained to inject these illogical, nonsensical catchphrases into every gun policy debate. This disinformation campaign has been so successful… Continue reading Refuting common gun propaganda

It’s time to repeal the Second Amendment. Yes, I know that sounds like a crazy pipe dream from another planet that will never happen. But have you considered that the reason it sounds so ridiculous is that we’ve all been sucking down NRA talking points for the past 50 years—to the point that even when… Continue reading Repeal the Second Amendment