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<blockquote data-quote="BrownArmy" data-source="post: 1125594" data-attributes="member: 18225">Just so we&#039;re clear:The second amendment is just that, the second amendment to the original Constitution.It&#039;s an amendment; i.e.&nbsp;&nbsp; after the fact, the Constitution was amended.I don&#039;t care much for this conversation about guns, but I love how the &#039;Constitution&#039; crowd throws around the second amendment like it&#039;s the Forefathers&#039; dying wish.It&#039;s an amendment...we amended the Constitution several times, and we can amend it again (and we will).If you have such a stiffy about the second amendment, then you clearly agree that the Constitution is a living document that can be amended to reflect the will of the people? <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/wink.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink2:" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; :wink2:" data-shortname=":wink2:" />For the record, I&#039;m all for the second amendment.&nbsp; I&#039;m just not sure how it relates to background checks, etc.If we can require background checks for drivers&#039; licenses, voting registration, employment, mortgage loans, ad infinitum, why is it that we can&#039;t require background checks for gun ownership, and what does that have to do with the second amendment?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrownArmy, post: 1125594, member: 18225"] Just so we're clear: The second amendment is just that, the second amendment to the original Constitution. It's an amendment; i.e. after the fact, the Constitution was amended. I don't care much for this conversation about guns, but I love how the 'Constitution' crowd throws around the second amendment like it's the Forefathers' dying wish. It's an amendment...we amended the Constitution several times, and we can amend it again (and we will). If you have such a stiffy about the second amendment, then you clearly agree that the Constitution is a living document that can be amended to reflect the will of the people? :wink2: For the record, I'm all for the second amendment. I'm just not sure how it relates to background checks, etc. If we can require background checks for drivers' licenses, voting registration, employment, mortgage loans, ad infinitum, why is it that we can't require background checks for gun ownership, and what does that have to do with the second amendment? [/QUOTE]

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