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Don't see why i was down-voted, my statement was objective facts. Republicans consistently block firearm safety bills. Democrats are the only party working to change the status quo where 2nd-graders get mass murdered on a regular basis

With the current balance of power in congress, wouldn't that also require some democrats for it to be true (Manchin)?

I would guess you were downvoted for a low effort comment that is viewed as political and possibly trolling. It would be much more interesting to dive into why people don't support the bills.

And those who believe in the Constitution.

If unlimited firearms was what the founders wanted, I think they would have said so. they didn't

They didn’t want a standing army, hence “the well-regulated militia”. Standing armies were instruments of tyranny in Europe. But they did realize the need to defend against others, especially having just fought a revolution.

And note the correlation of shooter skin colour to health.

What type of guns did they have back then?

The same kinds their rivals had. There were privately owned cannon, and warships.

We don’t limit freedom of the press to 18th century technology either.

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