Yet not a word on mental health issues and/or "registering" those who need help and should have some control in this regard.
I know, they can vote too and we would not want to deprive only a select few of their rights. Better to deprive the entire population I suppose.
How about an excise tax of 11% on magazines with monies to go solely towards mental health support? Nah. Never pass muster by the firearms community.
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A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." - George Washington, January 8, 1790, First State of the Union Address
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