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Originally Posted by hagatha
Hey I know....maybe its time Americans re-examine their whole "right to bear arms" bullshit. Guess what, the British aren't invading any time soon (which was why that was put in the Constitution in the first place).
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Not to sidetrack this thread in to constitutional interpretations of the 2nd Amendment, but your premise and theory is dead wrong. The 2nd wasn't written because of the possibility of british invasion, it was written because the framers had an inherent distrust of government and KNEW that the 'people' were the ultimate sovereign holders of liberty.
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Originally Posted by hagatha
I can see no valid reason for a civilian to carry or own an assault weapon of any kind. Time for the laws to change and guns to be restricted. Moving in the other direction, students arming themselves, will be utterly disastrous.
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provide some evidence for proof of this statement please.
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