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| Doug Jones the Second Amendment has "limitations." |
| 2017-11-21 |
| h/t Instapundit He believes that every right enumerated in the Bill of Rights is limited, and the Second Amendment is no exception. According to the Alabama Political Reporter, Jones described himself as "a Second Amendment guy," but stressed that some gun control is necessary. He said, "We’ve got limitations on all constitutional amendments in one form or another." This position is contrary to the clear language of the amendment, which states that the right to keep and bear arms "shall not be infringed." He stressed that he loves to hunt but still believes in "smart" gun laws. During a September 24, 2017, appearance on Meet the Press, Jones said, "The biggest issue, I think, that’s facing the Second Amendment right now is that we need to make sure we shore up the National Crime Information System, the NICS system for background checks, to both keep guns out of the hands of criminals, but at the same time, cut down on error so that law-abiding citizens can get those." New gun control focused on background checks has been introduced by Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) since Jones’ appearance on Meet the Press. Like Jones, Sen. Murphy believes the Second Amendment has limitations. During a May 2013 appearance on Rachel Maddow Lean Forward, Murphy said, "The Second Amendment is not an absolute right, not a God-given right. It has always had conditions upon it like the First Amendment has." |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-11-21 09:28 |
| #4 Well that whole Constitution thingy was about 'limitations' of the power of government. The Proggies have no concern about any stinking limitations on government. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-11-21 09:10 |
| #3 Everyone believes in smart gun laws - they don't believe (IMO) you. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-11-21 08:32 |
| #2 The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a God given right, and as such is not subject to the vagaries of Kommies The 2nd Amendment is an admonition to subsequent governments that they are forbidden from infringing on the right to keep and bear arms. The 2nd Amendment is not about hunting, but about providing a cost to the government should it decide to destroy those rights. |
| Posted by: badanov 2017-11-21 08:15 |
| #1 "...believes in "smart" gun laws..." = "Doug Jones and like minded can have guns. You can't." |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-11-21 07:49 |