jtexas
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"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." <br />--Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States<br /><br />Where's the well-regulated militia when you need it? [edited for clarity: That's a rhetorical question, I know the National Guard is now on the job.]<br /><br />"...looters and armed mobs were roaming the streets of the flooded city."<br />"...a Chinook helicopter was shot at Thursday while trying to evacuate people."<br />"A private ambulance service says it is being hindered in its efforts to evacuate patients from New Orleans hospitals by the lawlessness in the city...trying to evacuate some 2,000 patients from hospitals...including dozens of critically ill babies...."<br />"Our command station about an hour ago had the generator stolen off the back of it. We've had an ambulance turned over."<br /> cnn.com <br /><br />NRA activists take note: this is what happens when you have zero gun control. There's an element of society that seriously needs to be deprived of firearms. <br /><br />Anybody who takes offense to this needs to state clearly that they oppose all forms of gun control including licensing, national background checks, and ban on automatic weapons. Otherwise we are in agreement.<br /><br />How about this: make gun ownership contingent upon membership in a well-regulated militia. Just a thought.
<br /><br />a dumb idea...maybe...or maybe not.<br /><br />I wasn't talkin about the National Guard (question: do guardsmen furnish their own firearms? not being a smart-a55, I really don't know).<br /><br />Just 'cause no other "well-regulated militia" exist today don't mean there shouldn't be. Or couldn't be. If the White House, the Supreme Court, and the NRA threw their combined weight behind the idea it would have a shot at success.<br /><br />In the Declaration of Independence the "Founders" acknowleged unalienable rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Nothing about firearms.<br /><br />The Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms for a particular purpose. Don't ignore the first half of the 2nd Amendment...it's not just an offhand comment thrown in at the last minute.<br /><br />Don't you think the wording was carefully considered and debated? If they meant it to be an unalienable right they could have said so.