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aikoaiko

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44. I think your claim on the constitutionality of forced buybacks is untested.

Sun Sep 29, 2019, 04:39 PM

Sep 2019

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And, functionally, I see no difference between confiscation and mandatory buybacks. Both require being forced to turn in your firearms under penalty of law.

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Bernie Sanders Supports Gun Registration, but Not the Ban of AR-15 Rifles [View all] George II Sep 2019 OP

Disqualifying. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #1

For me too jcgoldie Sep 2019 #2

+ a million or so! eom BlueMTexpat Sep 2019 #4

it's bullshit Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #5

NRA gives him a D- jcgoldie Sep 2019 #8

You may not like his stance overall DrToast Sep 2019 #9

For this and for antifeminist reasons, i am antiBernie. efhmc Sep 2019 #24

Sanders supports a new assault weapons ban. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #3

Basically, Cosmopolitan conflated not supporting mandatory buybacks with not supporting a ban DrToast Sep 2019 #7

The AR-15 is, obviously, an assault rifle but not military grade. Hortensis Sep 2019 #13

which is the only ban that would have a chance of being implemented. Basically the same ban yaesu Sep 2019 #17

So when it comes to guns, Sanders wants legislation that has a chance to be implemented BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #21

Pragmatism is not something Sanders puts forward in policy. TidalWave46 Sep 2019 #23

That's from David Sirota's "newsletter". That's NOT Sanders speaking. George II Sep 2019 #27

WHAT? Me. Sep 2019 #6

The Story is Bullshit ritapria Sep 2019 #10

yep, just another false hit piece from the corporatist. nt yaesu Sep 2019 #18

Who is "the corporatist"? George II Sep 2019 #28

You wonder why anyone wuld run for Office ? ritapria Sep 2019 #11

A ban by itself does nothing to the installed base of assault weapons PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #16

WHAT??? lunamagica Sep 2019 #12

Of course, Bernie is correct. Gun confiscation is wrong, but NFA registration would work. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #14

Why is gun confiscation "wrong"? PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #19

A small list discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2019 #30

Is money considered "private property"? George II Sep 2019 #34

According to recent practice and case law... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2019 #47

I never heard of these people before, but they disagree: George II Sep 2019 #48

They seem like idealists discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2019 #56

If the hand-grenade were unlawfully possessed it would be confiscated. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #37

Nobody is proposing gun confiscation DrToast Sep 2019 #41

I think your claim on the constitutionality of forced buybacks is untested. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #44

The NRA candidate - enough said. n/t PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #15

The facts say otherwise... thesquanderer Sep 2019 #29

lol PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #35

Party may be a factor, but there are Dems who can A or B, and Repubs who get D or F thesquanderer Sep 2019 #46

Utterly disqualifying NYMinute Sep 2019 #20

Will he receive the same contempt and venom that Nancy Pelosi did? NurseJackie Sep 2019 #31

Not here anyway. PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #36

That was lyrical. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #38

Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Ban Doesn't Equal Confiscation corbettkroehler Sep 2019 #22

Bull shit story. Even in the interview he said essentially that he supports a law that would KPN Sep 2019 #25

Surely Beto will take that up with Bernie in the next debate. oasis Sep 2019 #26

He was already last on my list. redstatebluegirl Sep 2019 #32

Does he mean make them subject to the NFA? (national firearms act passed in the 1930s) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2019 #33

I think so. It worked for machine gun violence. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #39

Bernie would ban the sale of assault weapons. Eric J in MN Sep 2019 #40

That doesn't make sense at all mcar Sep 2019 #42

He also voted against the Brady Bill 5 times... SidDithers Sep 2019 #43

And two amendments to the Brady Bill, too. George II Sep 2019 #45

Thanks, George.. :( Cha Sep 2019 #51

Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Sep 2019 #49

Everyone who knows it isn't true whopis01 Sep 2019 #55

K&R betsuni Sep 2019 #50

Why is this post still up when it's so easily proven false DrToast Sep 2019 #52

I am for background checks that include a person's criminal and mental health records as part of the Blue_true Sep 2019 #53

Smart answer Polybius Sep 2019 #54

If I hadn't already disqualified him NastyRiffraff Sep 2019 #57