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"That's why, when the Second Amendment is working properly, the incentive for abusers to behave themselves likewise increases, with the seemingly paradoxical (but only on the surface)result of a more peaceable society. The deterrent effect reduces the likelihood of physical conflict just as surely as it gives an individual predator pause to reconsider."
David,
The second amendment does not work. It is men's resolve that works. President Bush was correct when he said that the constitution is just a piece of paper. Yes, that piece of paper is suppose to mean something...but does it?
How many laws violate the constitution? At least 20,000 gun laws. Then, there is McCain/Feingold. Then, the Patriot act 1 & 2. There are many abuses.
The piece of paper is not working!
The ATF has proven that they can do anything they want, and get away with it. They make the law. They are the law. The piece of paper is not stopping them.
What will? Another election? The "perfect case"?
What will put an end to the abuses? What will put this country back on the right track?
You have told the schoolyard bully he can't bully people. His response is the age-old one. "Oh yeah, what are you going to do about it?"
May 30, 2008, 1:53:00 PM
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