Generally speaking, I support the Second Amendment, however if the Mayor of Chicago or some other city or State wish to limit the free exercise of this right, well I suppose that's OK ?
I pretty much support the First Amendment, however if the Mayor of Chicago or some other city or State or web site feel that the First Amendment does not apply to the citizens of their domains, I guess that is up to them to decide ?
Words can hurt and incite violence, etc ?
Yes, Hate Speech and Dirty words can be dangerous ?
Best outlaw them ?
How many other Amendments can we restrict ?
Life would be so much simpler if we just got rid of some of those Amendments !
After all, they were written by a bunch of rich, old white men over 200 years ago and I'm sure they would be shocked by the America of today !
My God, Women voting and a Black Man as President !!
What would they think ?
Let's just shred that pesky "Bill of Rights" and be done with it ?
Whoops, I forgot. Bush, Obama and Homeland Insecurity are doing that right now ?
I hate to rip off George Will, but during the "so called" assault weapons ban debate of the early 1990's he pointed out that the best way to solve the gun debate would be "To get rid of the embarrassing Second Amendment."
I have never been sure if he was serious or simply pointing out a rather obvious fact ?
The Second Amendment has nothing whatsoever to do with hunting.
It has little to do with protecting you in your home.
It was written with a purpose, though.
"When government fears the people, there is Liberty."
"When people fear their government, there is Tyranny."
Hate to say this, but the US of A. was founded by "Militants" & "Terrorist".
They used the most advanced weapons of their day and unfair tactics of ambush & snipers to wear down and defeat the most powerful military the world had ever seen.
They did not "fight fair". They cheated, in the eyes of the British, but they won, and that's all that matters in War.
There are no points for second place in war.
As you all know, the Bill of Rights does not "Give or Grant" rights to the citizens of the USA. It "Affirms" rights that we had all along.
It is not negotiable.
The purpose of the Second Amendment is to always remind those who are elected to serve, who is really in charge in the US.
Anyone who finds the idea of armed insurrection in the US disturbing, well join the crowd.
I find it hard to imagine also, but that is the whole purpose of the Second Amendment, IMHO.
A taxi driver goes mad and drives around on a shooting rampage.
A man released from prison shoots his girl friend (or wife) and her lover and then hunts down a policeman to kill at random.
SAS special forces are brought in to hunt him down and he kills himself after a standoff.
(All this happened in the last couple of weeks in the UK.) !!
How bloody civilized ?
I read that New Zealand is considering allowing some of their police to carry guns, but the public seems opposed ?
If one wishes to escape firearms, NZ. might be your best shot ?
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