Thread by @Alyssa_Milano

1. Hey, 2A zealots!

Let’s talk about the 2nd Amendment for a second, shall we?

Gun lovers: “Shut up, Melissa Alano, you haven’t been relevant since Who’s The Boss & I’m just practicing my 2nd amendment rights. It’s my constitutional right to own guns. You can’t have my guns.”

2. My response to all of you 2Aers is this:

If you’re in the National Guard, you can carry an M16. If you’re in your house defending your family, well, the Supreme Court said that’s OK too.

You have the right to bear arms.

BUT...AND IT IS A BIG FUCKING BUT...

3. But...there’s nothing in 2A that prevents sensible regulation.

That’s why you’re not ‘practicing’ your constitutional right to bear arms w/ a pipe bomb or sarin gas or a Huey.

We the People get to decide how ‘well-regulated’ you are.

4. In closing, I ask gun zealots this:

Don’t you want the country to be a safer place? For your loved ones? For your babies?

We only want regulation. We only want to ensure guns don’t get into the wrong hands. We only want to live in a country free of preventable gun violence.