A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
I think that the founding fathers specifically wrote this amendment to allow for the People to always have the right to own guns period. If the need arises, they will be able to organize to form Militias if need be, to secure a free State, this can be necessary in the case of a tyrannical government.
I, for one happen to like the way Penn and Teller explain it:
(((and if you have the time they have an excellent show called ‘Penn and Teller Bullshit’ where they explore various areas of life. Their show on gun control is quite good ( and funny ). Do a You Tube Search and you can easily find it.)))
However, I find, no where in the constitution where these rights are limited to age or training or anything else (else we’d be able to prevent those idiots with no brains, like Keith Olbelman, to not exercise their rights to free speech). There is no language limiting this right to free white men (which is what it would be if they had wanted to include such language. I am kinda thinking that perhaps everyone ought to know how to use a gun and learn about gun safety, it ought to be taught in school (or homeschool, which coincidentally we do).
Again all the limits and regulations will never stop stupid or illegal gun use, (and to use your old analogy- anymore than car license and regulations and stuff will stop stupid or illegal car use)
The criminals get them illegally and the children get them from their parents. And the blind? I think that
The International Blind Sport Federation (click for link) might take issue to find out that they are not allowed to keep, nor bear arms nor defend their rights against a tyrannical government. (but you can ask them.)
Oh, By the way, Happy New Year!
Oh, one more funny clip that highlights the benefits of an armed society:
Health care next?
Ok. Stand corrected on the blind. I feel that if they can handle a gun safely, they have the right to have one.
ReplyDeleteI have issue with where the line is drawn. Yes there is a line...convicts are people, not expressly forbidden in the amendment to own or use a gun. We the people drew that line and rightly so. You don't give a gun to a baby, that would be criminal. The question then, is not one of should the right exist or not, but which people should or should not be entrusted with those rights.
I totally agree about Olbermann: if the founding fathers had heard him they'd surely have thought twice about freedom of speech!
And Happy New Years to you too...
"Again all the limits and regulations will never stop stupid or illegal gun use."
ReplyDeleteTrue. So does that mean we don't bother trying? If we made abortion illegal people will still have abortions, so why bother trying to legislate it?