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Originally Posted by JoMar
And, of course, this whole argument is about you right? Nobody else does or should matter if it conflicts with you. So, am I right in assuming that you believe anyone should have access, even the drug users or the mentally ill. Am I right to assume that people that have committed prior violence or have broken the law should have access. Am I right to assume that fully automatic rifles, machine guns or any caliber that will ever be made should be available to everyone. I'm a gun carrying vet, with a concealed weapon permit that is for my self protection and I will fight for my 2nd amendment right to do that. But I will fight against those weapons that aren't for self protection and to keep them out of the hands of those that have a history of violence, are drug users or mentally ill. If you have a better way than government to accomplish that then put it out there. Remember the environment when the 2nd amendment was adopted, they couldn't imagine the weapons we have today. IMHO
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The voice of reason among us. I came from a big city (9 million plus) and it never would have occurred to me to have a gun. My husband had a gun, and a permit, because of his job, but as soon as he moved into a different job for the same employer, he turned in the gun.
Now that I live here, we are considering purchasing a gun, legally, of course, to protect ourselves from those around us who feel the need to carry a concealed weapon. Where does any of this make sense? The problem isn't the 2nd Amendment (times were vastly different in the 1700s), it's the ability of the mentally ill to purchase guns, drug runners to purchase guns, and folks with evil hearts to purchase guns. It seems to me the problem is two fold - the ability of just about anyone who wants a weapon to purchase a weapon, and the proliferation of illegal guns. Common sense, yes, but how do we get control of illegal weapons in this country? Anyone who can come up with a real answer to this problem, regardless of political party, will get my vote.