Oh, man, Jinn, I REALLY don't think you want to go to biblical sources for justification on this one. Because there's some CRAZY shit in the bible, and I doubt you really want to be on the same level with "Do not lay down with a man...". Literally, until you're living true to all the rules of the ancient Hebrews yourself, don't go to the Old Testament for support for your pet policies. Because it's NUTS in there.
On to the New Testament. You're taking the Luke quote horribly out of context, btw. Matter of fact, you're taking the whole thing out of context. God doesn't say "Defend yourself with deadly force if necessary." God says "Turn the other cheek." I guarantee you, Jesus would not be a gun owner.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
who determines the qualifications for safe and responsible?
this is the problem with rights being reserved for those who 'qualify', much like what happened to freed blacks in the jim crow days.
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Congress would have to make laws to flesh out those specifics. Those details shouldn't be tied to something as universal as the Constitution, they should be more open to interpretation over time. A Constitution lays out general principles that guide the creation of specific law.
Also, I deliberately didn't use the word "right". I used the word "privilege".
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
The framers believed that the right to bear arms pre-existed the constitution, not granted by it.
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Show me some evidence of this assertion. Otherwise, it's just more "God wants me packing", which I'm telling you is against centuries of biblical and theological tradition.