Gun laws

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by BBJW

Gene- Saying firearms kill people is like saying a spoon makes you fat. The Second Amendment was put there to protect the rest of the Constitution. And David...the people are the militia. You can't pick and choose how to interpret the entire Constitution. David, I hope I'm wrong, but I seriously doubt you would fight to protect any part of the Constitution since you would just interpret it to suit your need. Well said Gonzalo. I'm thru with this thread.

bbjw

Of course firearms kill people, as do kinves. But Firearms are designed to be the most efficient killer that we can produce. You know this, you kill things with guns. The fact that 'guns kill people' is a truism does not make it invalid in the argument for gun control.

Nobody can argue that easy access to firearms makes it much easier for people to kill each other than it would be it without that access.

And exactly how many times has your Constitution been ammended, changed, and in fact completely disregarded since the right to bear arms was written into it?

Aren't the pro-gun lobby doing exactly what you accuse others of when they doggedly cling to the parts of the constitution that support their views while voting for a leader who has changed fundamental areas and widely re-interpreted others for that matter.

You are just repeating the constitutional mantra without even trying to answer any of the underlying questions.

If not gun control, then what?

Do your views on the constitutional rights of Americans to own guns extend to those who don't choose to abide by the modern interpretation of that right and own guns 'illegally'.
Where does the constitution say, 'Right to bear arms after a seven day cooling off period and as long as you've never been convicted of.......etc'.
How do you interpret 'well regulated militia'?

Its all up for interpretation BB!
It has to be! Things change, nations grow, times change etc.

The constitution is a truly great document, and Americans are fully justified in the pride they feel for it. But just like any document of its age, it cannot address all modern issues.

And I'm sorry to say the constitutional argument is obscuring the real issue.

80+ Americans a day Dead, and many more injured! How do you stop that kind of bloodshed without starting with gun control?

Regards
Gene