• @NeptuneOrbit
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    Why do we need laws against standing next to golf courses with guns? It’s already illegal to shoot the president.

      • @Burninator05
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        273 months ago

        He probably didn’t shoot becaue it is illegal to shoot a gun towards an ex-president.

        • RubberDuck
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          73 months ago

          Nah, he was protecting the president from gators.

      • Drusas
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        I’m pretty sure it’s been confirmed that he did not. He didn’t even have a line of sight of Trump and was (apparently) still waiting for that opportunity.

    • @Burn_The_Right
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      He didn’t shoot the president. He was just exercising his 2nd Amendment rights, you commie socialist!

      • @Raiderkev
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        Florida has a dumbass law where you can open carry while hunting and fishing. Dude could just say he was hunting anacondas or whatever they kill in Florida

        • @hate2bme
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          A law allowing you to carry a gun while hunting, blasphemy!!!

          • @Raiderkev
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            Sorry, it’s on the way to or from, should have been more clear. But also… Fishing?

            • @too_high_for_this
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              Gators, sharks, snakes, panthers, snapping turtles, wild boar, FloridaMan…

              Also, that’s like the least insane thing about Florida. They banned open carry in public but allow permit-free(!) concealed carry. Most states allow open carry and require permits for concealed.

    • @[email protected]
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      They don’t have enough evidence to get an attempted assassination charge, let alone a conviction. So they want to throw other crimes at the guy.

      Standing by or on a golf course carrying a loaded weapon in itself is not a crime, depending on various details, and the state.

  • @RedWeasel
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    273 months ago

    This is one of those things where things probably need to get worse before a constitutional amendment would be proposed and passed, unfortunately. I mean is even the serial number requirement constitutional based on that supreme court ruling?

    • Bakkoda
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      133 months ago

      The problem i see as a gun owner is that the longer sensible gun education, sensible laws and sensible programs surrounding firearms aren’t in place, the higher the chance of insane laws. Someone is going to “lose” and someone is going to “win” and it’s become so emotionally charged that it won’t end well for anyone.

      • @RedWeasel
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        133 months ago

        A problem is that the gun lobby is against even those basic laws of requiring basic gun safety like gun storage and they have a huge influence. I would be fine to start to require those basics and see how much that improves it. It would be a step, possibly a large one, in safety.

        • @SupraMario
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          The NRA used to teach gun safety, in schools. This was pushed out by antigun groups. So no it wasn’t the gun lobby…look elsewhere

          Also fuck the NRA

    • @Hugin
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      103 months ago

      He also had a gun with the serial number removed. Also a felony.

  • @Carrolade
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    103 months ago

    One small thing about this Originalist era we’re in, at least it paves the way for historians to have a whole bunch of important expertise.

    • @[email protected]
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      63 months ago

      History? Sounds like something they teach at them librul brain washing institutions we call colleges. No way I trust those “experts” more than I trust my own feelings.

    • justOnePersistentKbinPlease
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      It’s frightening to see that ol’ Lord Sankey was dead on the money way back in October 1929 when he penned the “living tree” doctrine.

  • JaggedRobotPubes
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    03 months ago

    The justices have a shootout.

    Last one standing dictates verdict.