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1. Hey, 2A zealots! Let’s talk about the 2nd Amendment for a second, shall we? Gun lovers: “Shut up, Melissa Alano, you haven’t been relevant since Who’s The Boss & I’m just practicing my 2nd amendment rights. It’s my constitutional right to own guns. You can’t have my guns.”

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2. My response to all of you 2Aers is this: If you’re in the National Guard, you can carry an M16. If you’re in your house defending your family, well, the Supreme Court said that’s OK too. You have the right to bear arms. BUT...AND IT IS A BIG FUCKING BUT...

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3. But...there’s nothing in 2A that prevents sensible regulation. That’s why you’re not ‘practicing’ your constitutional right to bear arms w/ a pipe bomb or sarin gas or a Huey. We the People get to decide how ‘well-regulated’ you are.

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4. In closing, I ask gun zealots this: Don’t you want the country to be a safer place? For your loved ones? For your babies? We only want regulation. We only want to ensure guns don’t get into the wrong hands. We only want to live in a country free of preventable gun violence.

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Learn about firearms & current laws before speaking out. 1. An AR-15 ≠ M16 2. AR-15 is semi-automatic & M16 is full automatic 3. New full auto firearms mfg after 1986 are banned for civilians 4. Full auto mfg before 1986 may be obtained through the process shown in graphic.

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M-16 and AR-15 are completely different in function. An AR-15 is not capable of automatic fire. Please pay attention.

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Or you could look at Australia and Japan, among others. There are examples of good gun control democracies. Don’t always fixate on the worst possibilities. Learn from them and model laws after countries that got it right.

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Actually you can’t carry an M16 if you’re in the National Guard. They don’t get to bring their weapons home. It’s stored in the armory.

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You, sir, are asking way too much. These million dollar baby rants aren’t about facts, they’re about following the herd of popularity.

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Stephen Pezza, Esq.

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6. The anti 2A side does not want reasonable restrictions, they want NO guns. Or more importantly only guns in the hands of the right people, or who they believe are the right people - Otherwise known as the government. You can argue otherwise, but history

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Liberals are like alcaholics trying to drink themselves sober. Government is the problem, not the answer.

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