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vranasaurus · January 11, 2013, 06:48 PM

Since we're freakin' broke at all levels of government where are they going to get the money to pay for confiscation. It would probably cost the government $100 Billion or more to confiscate every semiautomatic rifle in America.

While the limits of the second amendment haven't been fully hashed out by the supreme court, the takings clause of the 5th amendment is pretty well understood.

Good luck with that.

January 11, 2013, 06:48 PM	#20
vranasaurus Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Posts: 1,184	Since we're freakin' broke at all levels of government where are they going to get the money to pay for confiscation. It would probably cost the government $100 Billion or more to confiscate every semiautomatic rifle in America. While the limits of the second amendment haven't been fully hashed out by the supreme court, the takings clause of the 5th amendment is pretty well understood. Good luck with that.