It is time the critics of the Second Amendment put up and repeal it, or shut up about violating it. Their efforts to disarm and short-arm Americans violate the U.S. Constitution in Merriam Webster’s first sense of the term—to “disregard” it.
The Second Amendment was designed to ensure that individuals retained the right and means to defend themselves against any illegitimate attempt to do them harm, be it an attempt by a private outlaw or government agents violating their trust under the color of law. The Second Amendment was meant to guarantee individuals the right to protect themselves against government as much as against private bad guys and gangs.
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I don't take kindly to the word "ban" when it applies to freedom. A lot of things need banned: animal cruelty. abuse of children. We are not "free" to cause pain. The person causing the pain should be banned from society.
But a ban on one object leads to more bans slipped beneath the door until we are desensitized to the act itself.
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