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In reply to the discussion: The 2nd Amendment was NOT written "to protect us from our gov't," FFS... [View all]brush
(53,467 posts). . . stop arguing. Seems you both feel that the 2nd Amendment is used (and is misinterpreted) by many gun nuts, to justify having a home arsenal . . . the whole "well regulated militia" thing. I think you both agree that that clause is long outdated as we have a standing army now, the National Guard and state and local police even so we don't need every Tom, Dick and Crazy armed to the teeth and waiting to blow away some intruder, or thinking they can someday overthrow an overreaching federal government. I say restrict "killing weapons", hand gun and automatic weapons, to the police and military. The public can get their gun joneses satisfied if they want with "hunting/sporting weapons", rifles and shotguns. I say let's get it done quickly because even kids are getting slaughtered now. These incidents used to be years apart now they're happening once or twice a week now (the Oregon mall one, the football player one, the Newton elementary school one and the Alabama hospital one). Until we do something we'll all be holding our breath and dreading WHEN'S THE NEXT ONE GOING TO HAPPEN.