WISD0MTREE Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 The thought of guns as a safeguard against tyranny is ludicrous. If the citizenry ever did actually revolt against a tyrannical government, the government would crush the rebels with their vastly superior weaponry The Founders could never envision a time when firearm technology evolved to such a level of deadly sophistication. The 2nd Amendment is a relic, no longer relevant in modern society The 2nd Amendment is obsolete, just like the 3rd Amendment Why should we base public policy on a 200-year-old document? Sure the 2nd Amendment guarantees the right to own firearms, but only for the types of weapons that were available at the time of its writing (muskets, flintlocks, etc.). The 2nd Amendment refers to a collective right, not an individual right Don’t you care about the inner-city youth who are killing themselves disproportionately because of the availability of handguns? You say that having guns is ok because there are less gun deaths than car deaths or deaths due to medical errors? Well, of course we should improve safety on the road and reduce risks in hospitals, but they are problems totally independent. Without guns, many lives would be saved. We need cars, we need doctors, we don't need guns. If all the good guys have a gun, and the bad guys know it, that just means that the bad guys will make sure to kill the good guys before robbing/attacking them, whereas otherwise they would have just let the unarmed people go without hurting them, after the crime. I couldn't resist. :^) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Same Quote "Your cattle will die, your friends will die, you will die. But your reputation, if it is good, will never die." -excerpt from the Havamal "We are born into this time and must bravely follow the path to the destined end. There is no other way. Our duty is to hold on to the lost position, without hope, without rescue, like that Roman soldier whose bones were found in front of a door in Pompeii, who, during the eruption of Vesuvius, died at his post because they forgot to relieve him. That is greatness. That is what it means to be a thoroughbred. The honorable end is the one thing that can not be taken from a man." -Oswald Spengler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeMilton Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Just ban ammunition. There's no constitutional protection for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WISD0MTREE Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 Just ban ammunition. There's no constitutional protection for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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