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Originally Posted by BAC
'Cept this one. How do you figure? Congress (part of the federal government) cannot infringe upon the rights of Americans to keep and bear arms. No exception is made to that. Background checks are not related to disciplining the militia.
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But you just wrote the following:
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Is a background check an infringement? Strictly speaking, it's not, and only becomes one if used to bar a group of people who otherwise have full rights as Americans from obtaining firearms (that's discrimination).
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I think background checks can legitimately be considered part of the discipline of the militia. Discipline does not always mean punishment for wrongdoing. Discipline means imposing order and control. Background checks clearly impose order by preventing criminals and felons from legally acquiring firearms.