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Non-religious Republicans of Lemmy, how do you reconcile your non-religious convictions with a party that bases a lot of its policies on religion? (lemm.ee)
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E.g. abortion rights, anti-LGBTQ, contempt for atheism, Christian nationalism, etc.

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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

You should be able to have a gun, but you should be licensed

The issue here is that gun ownership is a right, while driving is a privilege. Privileges can require licenses, but if you require a license to exercise a right then it's no longer a right.

Requiring every gun owner to have a license would have to be done as a constitutional amendment, and invalidating part of the Bill of Rights is unprecedented

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    Then owning a gun in a civilized country with no legitimate threat from outside forces to it's individual civilians and a military that has higher funding than the next 10 countries combined should not be a right in the 21st century. It should however be a privilege that you have the most basic of accountability for.

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