Firearms restrictions fall shy of true goals

[Bfatz]

http://www.lowellsun.com/opinion/ci_26011751/firearms-restrictions-fall-shy-true-goals

Now, advanced firearms training with live fire is a good thing to promote, but it is not right to require expenditures for courses that run in the hundreds-of-dollars price range, on top of the hundred-dollar gun license, to exercise a basic human right. This is nothing but "people control," similar in effect to the old unconstitutional poll taxes that penalized and disenfranchised the poor from voting. Besides violating the "shall not be infringed" of the Second Amendment, this violates the "equal protection under the law" of the Fourteenth Amendment to our Bill of Rights.

 

[willbdavis]

Good job Art from Leominster. Only an opinion piece, but we'll take what we can get.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Love the use of "undiverse"

 

[basscatfrank]

...this violates the "equal protection under the law" of the Fourteenth Amendment to our Bill of Rights.

Maybe it's nitpicking, OK I know it is, but it's the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. The BOR is just a collective name for the first 10 amendments.

 

[bfm]

Maybe it's nitpicking, OK I know it is, but it's the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. The BOR is just a collective name for the first 10 amendments.

Otter: [to Boon] Germans?

Boon: Forget it, he's rolling.

 

[Shovelheddrew]

It was actually printed. Take the small victory where you can. Its going to be a long fight.

 

[92G]

excellent article.
i am sure the moonbats will criticize the author for his appalling use of logic.

this part is awesome....couldn't agree more....

"In Section 7, the Act calls for doctors to discuss guns in the home in regards to suicide prevention. Wouldn't it be better to have doctors stick to their area of expertise, and discuss the effects of medications with possible violent side effects with their patients? We see in drug advertisements listings of harmful side effects when taking or coming off of common prescriptions."

 

[Jim85IROC]

Shouldn't have read the comments. :-/

 

[Dadstoys]

Does a good job of pointing out some of the worst crap in the bill..
Glad to see it actually got printed.