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Old 10-22-2002, 03:15 AM   #36
Yorick
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Join Date: January 7, 2001
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Originally posted by LordKathen:
A lot of opinions around here. Here's mine, The constitution was a foundating guild by witch we should always refer to for advice and sanctity. But, as the population keeps getting bigger by the DAY, so does the demoralization of humanity. We need to keep up with times and amend "amendments" as needed to control the chaotic actions of the bad population. Everyone has morals on a different level and we dont need to argue those, but I think most of us here have "basic" morals, and can understand what I'm saying. We can't take away guns from people, becouse we can't take away ALL the guns from ALL people. The bad will win this way. I'm not socialist, but am realistic, If were going to all live in a comfortable place with our freedom intact, then we need to come to reality and amend with coution, but definetly change some things that do not apply to this day and age. This is just my opinion.
You can. Australia did. Do you know how?

A buyback scheme.

People got paid to hand in their gun.

Then they were made illegal. You'd get fined or imprisoned if you had one. So there was an amnesty for a while where people who for whatever reason missed the buyback, could still hand in their gun.

So, be a realist. Don't suggest something CAN'T be done when it already has been, for all intents and purposes, successfully done.
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