U.S. 2nd Amendment

[David]

If the military has big weapons, then the people need to have those weapons too

"big weapons" to me would be things like tanks, jets, surface-to-air missiles, etc, and that's definitely not something civilians should have access to. What civilians should have access to are small arms, basically anything that's carried and used by your hands (I would exempt things like rocket launchers, grenades, miniguns, etc)

Personally I support the 2nd amendment, but there's a lot of laws that need to be repelled and other laws that should be added. My views on those here:

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For example, to legally be able to put a stock on any firearm with less than a 16" barrel (pinned/welded muzzle devices bringing it to/past 16" are an exception despite not being the barrel itself) you have to register it as an SBR (short barrel rifle) and pay a tam stamp. You also have to register and pay a tax stamp for suppressors, both of these things are ridiculous to me and should not be a thing. You should be able to buy a suppressor like any other firearm accessory and be able to put a stock on shorter firearms without the non-sense of having to register it as something else

As for laws I think should be added; I believe background checks should also include private sales of firearms. The "gun show loophole" that some 2nd amendment supporters like to claim is non-existent is an actual thing, it refers to the private sales of firearms at gun shows and private sales in general. It's perhaps not the best term as gun shows don't inherently have that loophole, but gun shows are a great place to find private sellers. Without background checks on private sales you could be unknowingly selling to someone who can't legally own a firearm (there's some common sense things you should do like confirming their identity but that won't tell you if they're a criminal)

Another law I'd support is regulating sales of 80% receivers (or whatever part would be serialized for that particular firearm), it's way too easy for criminals to order an 80% receiver to their home along with every other part needed to finish that firearm and finish that 80% part with the help of jigs. Not saying 80% receivers (or other part) should be banned, but there should be a background check requirement. This would largely defeat the purpose of those 80% parts for people but it's just too easy as it is currently (seems to be a law in the works about this)

I own several firearms myself and for me it's mostly about protection and recreation, but I completely support the well-regulated militia part as the power is with the people and we should be able to stand up to a tyrannical government if that time ever comes (I don't think it will, but without even the possibility of a well-regulated militia it would definitely have increased chances)

Also, that pic did an oops lol. That AR-15 is a .22 LR yet the rounds next to it are likely 5.56, huge difference there (even without a huge difference, match the rounds to the firearm)