Protection of the Right to Bear Arms Bill

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I will support this bill.

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I believe Section 1A just repeals any old laws restricting gun/low potency explosive ownership, assuming we had any.

Section 2: Why would be ban the gun industry of its right to advertisement?  Assuming we have any laws that ban cigarette companies from advertising, I support repealing them.  Either way, it is not the fault of the manufacturers of firearms or bullets if they are used to kill-- you can also use a knife to kill someone, but nobody attempts to sue manufacturers of knives (AFAIK).

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There is plenty that can be essential about guns.  For example, the right to hunt an animal species that is not threatened, endangered, or living in a protected habitat, which I hope you don't advocate restricting.  And of course there is the self-defense issue.  There are also knives designed to kill, although it is true most of them are not: however, would you impose invasive restrictions on the knife industry to prevent the most lethal from being available, and if so, why not take the same position on guns, rather than favor banning them for most people outright?

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But you can also kill a human with a spear.  Why ban guns and encourage spears for hunting when you can also kill people with them?

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They're more effective than spears, wouldn't you agree?

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Aye.