Reply #89: guns [View All]

[sabbat hunter]

muddle i usually agree with you on a variety of issues, but on this one i dont at least not fully.

I think gun control is important. the assault weapon ban, waiting periods etc.
i think our constitution is an living document, one whose interpretation can change over time. the way I read the second amendment is that the founding fathers wanted some control over guns even then. after all it doesnt just say the right to bear arms, it says "a well regulated milita, being necessary to the security of a free state...."

i think the first part is important as the last. a well regulated milita IMO means that the right to bear arms is a collective one, as in for a state milita, not necessarily an individual one. the well regulated also i believe, gives the government a right to limit those arms to a degree.

Also i strongly believe in licensing gun owners, not to take away their weapons, but to make sure they know how to use them properly. Just like you need a license to operate a car, you should need a license to operate a firearm


peace
david
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