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I think the NRA and the police needs to come up with a modern 2nd amendment that everyone can live with. Things have changed so much since the Constitution was written (including a civil war, gangs, and terrorists), that it needs an update. Court cases and precedents have filled in some gaps, but this is something that should go to get passed in 38 states. There are too many different rules in different states when it comes to some common sense issues that most people should be able to agree on.
Like I would have no problem with anybody being able to carry a gun that could only take non-lethal bean bag rounds or stun guns. And I have no problem with a law-abiding citizen carrying a gun for defense in a city if they had to take a 6-week training and simulation class and had to wear a square metal badge. But, there are problems caused by guns that need to be corrected as well. In the city, guns serve a different role than out in Wyoming. There are some guns that would only be needed in a civil war or to assassinate someone that were never imagined back in 1776. A lot of policemen die when criminals use certain types of guns or bullets. Militias, mafia, and gangs are a problem if they disrupt the peace or intimidate people with their weapons.
I've never lived in a state with restrictive gun laws however.
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