Vox Populi: 'The second amendment needs amending'

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Vox Populi is the voice of the people. Leave your comments at savannahvox@gmail.com.

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"We live in a country where an 18-year-old boy without a fully developed pre-frontal cortex can buy a semi-automatic weapon of war, and a 10-year-old girl without a fully developed body can be forced to carry a baby the result of rape to term!"

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"Does anyone even notice that the political views of the ultra-rich celebrities are catastrophic for traditional American families?"

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"Please understand that, if the barbecue is truly good, the ribs won’t need sauce."

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"Our Republican politicians think it’s horrible to kill a baby in the womb but it’s okay to shoot them after they are born."

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"Why don’t people think about their neighbors when playing such loud music when partying outside. Not everyone appreciates all that loud noise all night long."

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The Rev. Patrick Mahoney protests gun violence June 8 outside the Supreme Court in Washington.
The Rev. Patrick Mahoney protests gun violence June 8 outside the Supreme Court in Washington.

"I'm no economist but maybe grocery store chains posting record profits at the same time lots of people can't afford groceries is bad!"

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"I lived in Atlanta when they tried to revive Underground Atlanta. It worked and folks brought their families. Until the gangs arrived. I feel like I’m watching the same story in City Market."

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"For people who believe assault weapons should be banned, that there should be age limits on buying guns and that our government should be free to save our environment, the answer is vote, vote, vote!"

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"The second amendment needs amending."

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"SCAD has opposed Justice Clarence Thomas. Explain why that is not racism!"

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"Clarence Thomas would like to get rid of gay rights, is pro-guns and has a far-right extremist wife but is unwilling to recuse himself on related issues, so let’s not try to play the race card."

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"A pox on all of you who celebrate Independence Day by firing off military-grade explosives for five days, terrorizing my dogs."

This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Readers offer comments on gun violence, mass shootings and abortion