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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 5 Oct 2017

    A radical conservative proposal whose time has come: Repeal the Second Amendmenthttps://nyti.ms/2xUYXYG 

    6:38 AM - 5 Oct 2017
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    103 replies 245 retweets 561 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. masonbo ❌‏ @masonbo 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        pic.twitter.com/BRvELZLeNV

        7 replies 13 retweets 35 likes
      3. Glenn Griffith‏ @GlennGriffith79 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @masonbo @sapinker

        Lol, love it..pic.twitter.com/4zxERTyxQm

        2 replies 7 retweets 22 likes
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      2. Sean‏ @wefivekings 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Not gonna happen. Ever. And it’s a waste of time talking about it. Need to focus on doable solutions, not fantasies.

        6 replies 0 retweets 31 likes
      3. Veritas‏ @CarlAtteniese 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @wefivekings @sapinker

        Oh, it will definitely happen.

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Sean‏ @wefivekings 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @CarlAtteniese @sapinker

        Not without Civil War II. Americans own 300 mln firearms. Many won’t surrender them. Plus Constitutional amendments are nearly impossible.

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. Veritas‏ @CarlAtteniese 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @wefivekings @sapinker

        No, they're not. That's why, to quote a famous Aussie comedian, "it's called an amendment"!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. BigMan_OnCampus‏ @BigMan_OnCampus 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Why is it intellectuals want to ban objects when we've seen how ineffective and corrupting it is? (Prohibition)

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. BigMan_OnCampus‏ @BigMan_OnCampus 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BigMan_OnCampus @sapinker

        Laws are intended to regulate BEHAVIOR of people, not restrict OBJECTS from existing. Any law that tries this is a fundamental corruption.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. BigMan_OnCampus‏ @BigMan_OnCampus 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BigMan_OnCampus @sapinker

        But even worse, is the short-term memory that knows that mass shootings weren't a problem 30 years ago, but thinks that guns are the problem

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. BigMan_OnCampus‏ @BigMan_OnCampus 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BigMan_OnCampus @sapinker

        So clearly CULTURE has changed, but intellectuals want a 200 year old law to change to accomodate a temporary cultural problem.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. BigMan_OnCampus‏ @BigMan_OnCampus 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BigMan_OnCampus @sapinker

        These facts reveal most gun control for what it is, lazy intellectualism fueled by emotion rather than critical thought.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      7. End of conversation
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      2. Allison Be Demure‏ @allisonBeDemure 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        At the very least, rewrite to reflect modern-day. I'm sure the founding fathers never imagined assault rifles being used to kill 1000s a yrpic.twitter.com/uC9Be980IY

        11 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. noumea1‏ @noumea1 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @allisonBeDemure @sapinker

        To be clear assault rifles already are illegal. AR 15’s are Armalite 15’s and are semi automatic not automatic. Big difference

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. deebbit‏ @jeaniedeeb 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @noumea1 @allisonBeDemure @sapinker

        True but it doesn't take much to change one to automatic, & though not built to withstand it, if you're on a suicide murder mission, works.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. End of conversation
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      2. Jake Witmer‏ @Jake_Witmer 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        I'm a bit surprised you're suggesting the USA usher in totalitarianism. http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills  and Milgram are right. As is John Ross.

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Yenrap Rellin‏ @sisboombahbah 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @Jake_Witmer @sapinker

        BS. Most modern countries are without anything as barbaric as the 2nd amendment. Non of them are totalitarian. Countries with guns are.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. GiggsBoson‏ @giggs_boson 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Should USA get rid of all its nukes too?

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Veritas‏ @CarlAtteniese 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @giggs_boson @sapinker

        All nations should get rid their nukes. Eventually, we will.

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. End of conversation

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