Kelly Roskam of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions discusses a Supreme Court case that will decide if a federal law prohibiting possession of firearms by people subject to domestic violence protection orders is constitutional

  • AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The right to bear arms is a conditional right. One of those conditions is being someone who is capable of responsible ownership. Threatening the safety of another person is a lack of that trait.

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      One of those conditions is being someone who is capable of responsible ownership.

      Point to the portion of the 2nd amendment that spells this out.

    • Jeremy [Iowa]@midwest.social
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      One of those conditions is being someone who is capable of responsible ownership.

      Oh? Was that from the Lost Chapter of the Bill of Rights?

      Threatening the safety of another person is a lack of that trait.

      Then a person should have no difficulty with the assault and/or battery conviction or the significant evidence in support of an ERPO and proving it, justifying the infringement on a right.