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goobster  ·  2646 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 8, 2017

Problem is, the Australian model doesn't include the "enshrined in the founding documents of the country" problem that we have.

They made the law, and people adhered to it. Badda-boom, badda-bing.

In the USA, you would have to alter the Constitution in such a way as to REMOVE a right from all Americans. That ain't gonna fly. Ever.

In the end, a dead American can't bring a lawsuit before the Supreme Court. And even if someone did it on their behalf, the individual didn't die because of a gun. They died because someone shot them with a gun. Which is VERY different, legally speaking.

And no matter how tragic that individual's death, it does not supersede the constitutionally-enshrined right of 350 million other Americans.

It's just not a legally tenable position to take, so there's not point in discussing it.