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The right of the People to keep their collective mouth shut, grin, and bear it, shall not be infringed.
Monday, April 23, 2007 at 8:44AM
There's a lot of fuss over the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution. You know the one:
The largest argument around this issue is the concept of gun control. Should civilians be allowed to carry guns? If so, what kind? And where shall the be allowed to carry them? Can they be concealed? Should there be a background check? A waiting list?
I'm going to settle this really fast, here. Haughty though that sounds after decades of debate, I still feel that most people here have clouded the issue because they don't understand their own language. You see, the 2nd Amendment says nothing whatsoever about guns.
Seriously.
It talks about arms. And the dictionary tells us that first and foremost, "arms" are simply "weapons." That means that the US Constitution is simply telling us that we have the right to carry weapons. It doesn't say that we can carry any weapon we choose.
That being said, I think that 2nd Amendment debates too narrowly focus on a perceived central issue when guns are merely a peripheral issue. When viewed in that light, you can put as many civilian restrictions on arms as you want, and you're not violating anybody's constitutional rights.
Just don't try to take my pocket knife away...
A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.
The largest argument around this issue is the concept of gun control. Should civilians be allowed to carry guns? If so, what kind? And where shall the be allowed to carry them? Can they be concealed? Should there be a background check? A waiting list?
I'm going to settle this really fast, here. Haughty though that sounds after decades of debate, I still feel that most people here have clouded the issue because they don't understand their own language. You see, the 2nd Amendment says nothing whatsoever about guns.
Seriously.
It talks about arms. And the dictionary tells us that first and foremost, "arms" are simply "weapons." That means that the US Constitution is simply telling us that we have the right to carry weapons. It doesn't say that we can carry any weapon we choose.
That being said, I think that 2nd Amendment debates too narrowly focus on a perceived central issue when guns are merely a peripheral issue. When viewed in that light, you can put as many civilian restrictions on arms as you want, and you're not violating anybody's constitutional rights.
Just don't try to take my pocket knife away...
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