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Edited by dazarobbo:
3/28/2013 7:12:04 AM
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Intelligence²: The Right to Bear Arms is a Freedom Too Far
At 1100 PST / 1400 EST / 1900 GMT today, Will Self and Peter Hitchens will be debating the motion that "the right to bear arms is a freedom too far", for and against, respectively. Tickets to the debate are sold out, so it's going to be livestreamed on YouTube right [url=http://www.youtube.com/versusdebates]here[/url]. I'll edit (or another ninja can) the live video into the post when it's available.
Intelligence² debates typically involve the audience to participate in voting, so I figured we could do the same here with a poll. Although some of you will have already made up your mind which way you will vote, I encourage you to watch the debate regardless.
There is also little bit of background on the debate you can read [url=http://www.intelligencesquared.com/events/versus-right-to-bear-arms/]here[/url].
Enjoy.
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1 ReplyEdited by M37h3w3: 3/27/2013 4:41:00 PMDazarobbo, I am disappoint. There's a range of stances to take on gun control aside from the two positions, we have guns and we don't have guns, that you've picked. The Second Amendment is there for a reason. So that every able bodied man, woman and child can rise up in defense of the nation against a foreign invader or a government gone corrupt. It's there for home defense against thieves and criminals or even wild animals. It's there for people to hunt and live of what they kill. There's a legitimate need. The only debatable stance that can be taken is how far we want regulation to go. Felons and the mentally ill should not have access to guns. A background check should be performed for ALL sales, be you a vendor or a private seller. Information over who is a felon and/or mentally ill should be added to the database for the background system at a far higher rate than it currently happens.
