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Originally Posted by ASU2003
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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* Things changing does not mean your rights have changed.
There was no internet or wikileaks then, so should freedom of speech be taken away?
* Non lethal bean bag bullets can kill you.
* Wearing a square metal badge kinda defeats the whole purpose of a concealed weapon. All that would do is...
1. Let criminals know you have a gun so they target you to steal your gun, or wait until you go into a no firearms locale and break into your car to steal your gun.
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2. Let criminals know who has a gun so they can target everyone else.
The only people that should know you have a concealed weapon are the dead criminal at your feet and the cop taking your report.
* Guns serve the same purpose in the city, in Wyoming, or in Afghanistan. They propel small chunks of lead at a high rate of speed with the goal being for the aforementioned lead to cause damage to it's intended target. The intent varies from person to person but a gun is a gun is a gun.
* Criminals are not going to get their guns through legal channels and are not going to follow your gun ownership rules, so you're merely penalizing the law abiding citizen, and making it more difficult for them to defend theirselves.