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Chloe

Sunday, May 25, 2014

What Does the Second Amendment Really Mean?


Hi Humans,
Scott Wilk, the NRA, and the gun bullies hide behind the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, claiming that gun control is contrary to that amendment.
Well, this is what the Second Amendment says:
"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 state militias today are the National Guard. So it says a person who serves in the National Guard should keep and bear arms as part of his or her service in the National Guard. Mr. Wilk and his fellow gun bullies ignore "A well regulated militia," and interpret "the right of the people to keep and bear arms" to mean anyone (including the insane) can own and carry around any number of firearms of any severity including assault rifles that can rapidly fire multiple rounds in succession so that they can kill many people quickly. Unfortunately that is necessary for soldiers to use in time of war. But for individual private citizens to own them does not add to "the security of a free state." On the contrary, it allows criminals and crazy people to have easy access to military type weapons, putting the law abiding normal people of a free state in danger, thereby limiting their freedom. It also adds danger to the police who have to deal with the criminals and screwballs. The gun bullies even oppose research into the problem of gun mass murders because they are afraid of what it might find.
Stronger background checks are needed. All guns need to be in a national registry, and the transfer of any gun by sale or gift should be registered and scrutinized carefully. Anyone owning a gun should be subjected to a search of his or her records for a history of mental illness or criminal activity. A gun owner should be held liable for any crime committed with his or her gun as well as the person who commits the crime. An amendment to the Constitution is needed to clarify the Second Amendment, limiting it to state militias, not private individuals.
Keep America safe! Stand up to the NRA and the State and Federal representatives who pander to the gun bullies.
Chloe
 

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