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Originally Posted by bigjim000
I must first say I am not anti-gun but I do believe that not everybody has the right to own one. I am no expert on the Constitution or the 2nd Amendment but it was written when there was a need for a militia to defend the Nation.
Some people should not be allowed to own a gun for various reasons, background, health, location amongst others. also ownership of a gun brings responsibility, so if a gun is used unlawfully, the registered owner should be responsible. Yes use a gun for self-protection but only when the situation justifies it. Simply shooting someone because they scared you or threatened you is overkill, pardon the pun.
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Our 2nd Amendment basically says every adult citizen has the right to own one, until he demonstrates otherwise. It is a right, not an earned priviledge.
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It is often said, guns don't kill people, people kill people. When was the last time you heard of someone walking into a school with a baseball bat and kill dozens of people.
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Never. But there are incidences where guns are restricted and psychopaths bring a bucket of acid to splash on kids in school. Some kids are permanantly disfigured as a result.
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A gun fro protection, fine, but where are the Police. Shouldn't more effort be put into policing areas than turning them into free fire zones. If there is gang trouble, crush the gangs using all assets, local, state and federal. Make gangs illegal!
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Very good in theory. However I don't have the money to afford personal police protection. Do you? And we can't make gangs illegal. It's against the constitution. Right above the 2nd Amendment is the 1st Amendment, which states the right of people to peaceably assemble shall not be infringed.
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Originally Posted by bigjim000
The 2nd Amendment allows those who shouldn't be able to obtain fire arms. All owners should be registered and proper background checks made before a license is issued. If the owner is not responsible he loses the right and his license. It seems based on documentation and oversight, that car ownership is seen as more dangerous than an 18 year old with an assault rifle.
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The 2nd Amendment is not to protect this country from foreign invaders or to protect you and I from gangs. It is to protect us from our own government. It's a very weird concept, but it's also a very important concept. Our founding fathers trusted the citizenry over the government. All government will inevitably become corrupt and oppressive. An armed citizenry is here to make sure we can change the government when we have to.