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LucasMcCain wrote:

rotor wrote:I am not arguing the constitutional right for abortion although the supreme court has interpreted this. And I really would like to be able to carry in my birth state, NY. I see the difficulty with Trump trying to argue that the feds should control the states over gun rights and the states should control abortion rights and the feds should be out. The supreme court has upheld abortion as a constitutional right, at least for now. I doubt that it will be taken away.

It's a fair point that SCOTUS has ruled abortion a constitutional right. I don't personally believe it is, but it is currently the law of the land. I think I see what you're saying, that it would be a hard sell. However, the 2A is a right that is currently being taken away and infringed. Changing this would involve protecting people's rights. Abortion is currently being viewed as a right, and the goal is to take away that right. I think the gun law changes would be an easier sell overall. I could certainly be wrong, though. I've often been wrong about a variety of things.

However, if we're just talking about what we want, then yes. I want national reciprocity. Really, I want constitutional carry. I want anyone who can legally own a gun to be able to carry that gun any way they want, pretty much anywhere they want.

LucasMcCain wrote:

rotor wrote:Do you really want national reciprocity? You can't argue that each state should control abortions but the feds should control gun carry reciprocity. Some things better left to the states. You don't like Commiefornia, move.

False equivalency. There is no constitutionally guaranteed right to abortions. There is a constitutionally guaranteed right to keep and bear arms. That right is currently being infringed by the states unconstitutionally. It's the duty of the federal government to do something about that. Abortion should be regulated by the states, as it is not a constitutional right, there is no power given specifically to the federal government to regulate it, and support for it varies drastically from state to state.

I know these are sensitive subjects. Please don't take this as an attack. It's really not. Just discussion.

txglock21 wrote:My top three things that I care about:
1) Put a conservative, pro 2A on Supreme Court. (Hopefully more in the future)
2) Repeal/replace or amend Obamacare.
3) National reciprocity. (Not holding my breathe on this one)

The rest is icing on the cake if accomplished.