So was Cho Seung-Hui going to join the Virginia militia?
So was Cho Seung-Hui going to join the Virginia militia? He had the receipt for the gun in is backpack. He bought it and shot it. Enough with this "right to bear arms" as the all purpose excuse for not strictly controlling guns. You and I do not have the open ended right ot bare arms. Walk around a mall with a rocket launcher and see how far your right to bear arms goes. How about a black hawk helicopter? Wanna pop over to walmart and pick one up? The relentless slaughter of innocents in this country correlates directly to the availability of guns.
The right to bear arms is already "infringed" severely. Fearful people who believe that guns protect them control the debate hiding behind the second amendment. No one in this country has the right to bear whatever arms he wants. The 2nd Amendment is already interpreted with broad latitude. A strict constructionist view might conclude that either we have the right to any arms we want - (can I put a functional cannon in my front yard if I feel threatened by the guy across the street?) or we only have the right to muskets...
It is perfectly legitimate to re-think the second amendment. And we ought to do it. Lord knows, the "loyal bushies" are re-thinking the first amendment all the time.
The right to bear arms is already "infringed" severely. Fearful people who believe that guns protect them control the debate hiding behind the second amendment. No one in this country has the right to bear whatever arms he wants. The 2nd Amendment is already interpreted with broad latitude. A strict constructionist view might conclude that either we have the right to any arms we want - (can I put a functional cannon in my front yard if I feel threatened by the guy across the street?) or we only have the right to muskets...
It is perfectly legitimate to re-think the second amendment. And we ought to do it. Lord knows, the "loyal bushies" are re-thinking the first amendment all the time.
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