Comments by "Daily Wire Third Stringer" (@DailyWireThirdStringer) on "Authorities in Texas search for suspect in mass shooting" video.
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@paulwheeler6609 You are 100% correct. I used to believe that owning a firearm was a fundamental right (barring certain exceptions, such as mental incompetence, which may also prohibit one from voting) until I saw how the rest of the developed world operates. Almost without exception, obtaining a firearm is extremely difficult (if not impossible), and even if you succeed there is no way you're getting your hands on an assault rifle unless you're in law enforcement or active service. And wouldn't you know it, their rates of firearm-related deaths pale in comparison to ours on a per-capita basis. Ideally, I would now go so far as to require a mandatory buyback of all registered firearms (instituting a strict licensing system like Canada's to earn them back), harshly punish those caught with unregistered weapons, and revoke federal benefits (e.g. Social Security, Medicare, driver's license) for anyone who refuses to comply with the federal mandate. But that would first require reinterpreting or repealing the Second Amendment, and that is unfortunately not likely to happen anytime soon. 😔 Still, having been on all sides of this issue I now consider myself "red-pilled," and I'm delighted to see that there are others who have applied reason to reach a similar conclusion.
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