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Originally Posted by notdead
The gun crap issue is about nuts who want to protect other nuts who are stupid enough to shoot people for no damn good reason. Unbelievable is what the gun lobby is/ farfetched foolhardy freaks pushing ammunition down the throats of all America.
Go shoot yourself!
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Do you really believe that? I haven't heard anyone on here arguing to remove penalties for murder, or to allow criminals to own guns. It's about gun nuts who want to be able to protect themselves. At the core it's a matter of personal responsibility...both for an individual's well being as well as that of his government.
The 2'nd amendment provides a last refuge of the citizenry against a tyrannical government. Remember, our founding fathers had just successfully fought and won an insurgency against the most powerful empire in the world when the constitution was written. They were certainly concerned their 'experiment' might fail and result in another tyrannical government. Also, much of the continental US was unexplored and/or lawless so the means of self defense really was necessary for the "maintenance of a free state." You may feel times have changed and I am inclined to agree with you, however things could very easily change for the worse some time in the next 200 years. All it would take is one huge catastrophe and 'temporary' martial law....it's hard to surrender power after you have had it and most governments don't last very long at all.
Oh, and as far as "no good reason" to shoot people, do you mean to tell me that an armed intruder in your house, or a carjacker, or a rape attempt do not constitute good reason? Would you prefer the women just take one for the country?