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   George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 07:30:12 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

   The Supreme Court is hearing a case on whether people with a history of domestic violence can be prevented from owning firearms. This is madness. It shouldn’t even be a close question. But because such laws weren’t in place back when they were burning witches at the stake and women were second-class citizens, the gun folks claim it violates the Second Amendment. Give me a break.

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     George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 03:18:41 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

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     • ErisCaffee

     @ErisCaffee Thank you for sharing your perspective!

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     ErisCaffee (eriscaffee@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 03:18:42 JST ErisCaffee

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     @georgetakei I'm a gun owner who thinks domestic abusers should under no circumstances be allowed to own guns. The other gun owners I know agree, but we are definitely a minority of gun owners. I hope the Court acts sensibly and upholds the domestic abuser ban.

     (Side note: I was pleased to see that the Houston Area Women's Center filed an amicus brief in this case. I worked there for a while more than 20 years ago. They are good people!)

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     Dingus Krampus (dinguskrampus@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 03:19:23 JST Dingus Krampus

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     @georgetakei I always wonder if any one of them realize what they're actually defending. They're defending the right for violent criminals to have guns, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

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     George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 03:19:23 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

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     @dinguskrampus 🎯