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Gun Control Reform Activism

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4. Just as a fair note, the Constitution states as a power of congress "To provide and maintain a Navy"

Thu Feb 12, 2015, 06:32 AM

Feb 2015

The Navy has to be standing because ships and trained crews took years to build/develop.

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Why Second Amendment absolutists are crazy wrong. [View all] flamin lib Feb 2015 OP

My challenge to Second Amendment absolutists: Aristus Feb 2015 #1

You're right. I just re-read that in Article I. Aristus Feb 2015 #5

The USMC is part of the Navy mwrguy Feb 2015 #6

As long as the right-wing NRA, the Koch Brothers, and ALEC billh58 Feb 2015 #2

BECAUSE THEY IGNORE THE WHOLE AMEDNMENT! WELL REGULATED!! pansypoo53219 Feb 2015 #3

articles of confederation jimmy the one Feb 2015 #7

interesting sidelight re articles of conf jimmy the one Feb 2015 #8

NY is one of many on my ignor list. flamin lib Feb 2015 #9

+100 n/t billh58 Feb 2015 #10