[TheForge] Criminal Background Check

[Andrew Vida]

Not tom mention that the SCOTUS has been clear on the issue.

Grant Marcoux wrote:
> Peter:  An interesting idea that civil liberties are to be considered in the
> spirit or technology of the times, with the 2nd amendment applying only to
> muzzleloaders.  Applying that logic, you could argue:
> 
> That the First Amendment applies to free speech that is written or spoken,
> but not broadcast or stored on electronic media.
> 
> That the 3rd amendment only applies to being forced to lodge troops in your
> home, US soldiers are another matter, since the US Army didn't exist then.
> 
> That the 4th Amendment applies to the privacy of ones home, but not your
> vehicle, travel trailer, RV, airplane or motel room, since those things were
> not invented yet.
> 
> That the 5th Amendment states that you cannot be compelled to be a witness
> against yourself.  Using your logic, modern drugs could be administered to
> secure your cooperation, as these substances did not exist in the Founders
> time.
> 
> This could be a long list!
> 
> Pete, your argument is a classic example of hyperbole....adroit, but
> misleading.  We love you anyway
> 
> "They say we should register guns because we register dogs....well, nobody's
> going to register MY dog
> and nobody's going to register my dog's GUNS either"
> 
> Grant