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No one in this country should have to set aside one right in order to exercise another.
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Hence why he could have then made a big song and dance about it
after having had to vote
without his gun.....
I feel the underlying message he gave the staff at that poling station was, "carrying my gun into this building, for the next 5 minutes is more important to me than my democratic right to vote"
After all, polling day is just that: one day.
Miss that and you've lost your chance...
Personally, I see that as the wrong message.
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However, open carry IS legal where the incident took place, so why should he be expected to leave the gun in his car? The Supreme Court has ruled that the 2A is a "fundamental" right and that a "core purpose" of the 2A is self-defense. Rights that are not exercised are lost.
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Is the Second Amendment specifically geared toward open carry?
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