2nd Amendment

I guess certain people just can't be bothered to read the Constitution. For those of you who can't, I'll post it here for you. 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.

Now, if you want to get down to brass tacks, the above Amendment, word for word, states that we have the right to own firearms. It says nothing about criminal background checks, mental patients owning weapons, automatic weapons, or other laws that are currently on the books concerning owning a firearm. It uses the example of "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state". It does NOT say that this is the only reason why the American public has the RIGHT to bear arms, instead of the privilege. John Ashcroft has publicly stated that he views the Second Amendment as a "privilege" instead of a right. What a prick.

What I don't understand is how in recent news, whack jobs are going on shooting sprees and yet, no one wants to see how these people got access to guns or want to blame the whack jobs in the first place. I own several guns. My guns are locked up because I have children over at my house many times when friends and family come over. I learned about guns and gun safety at a VERY early age (4 if you must know). I've been hunting with my Grandfather, I've owned guns since the age of 5 (my father's friend gave me a small rifle which was stored at my Grandfather's house), so guns are a part of me and my families life.

If you don't want to own a gun, fine. That's your choice, but don't try to infringe on my right to own guns. Certainly, please don't lump law abiding gun owners with whack jobs that break into schools and murder school children. I'm sure that hippies wouldn't like it if I blamed them for the rise in drug crimes or global warming due to their VW bus emissions. There. I just made a stereotype and exploited it for my own arguments. Do you like it when people blame you for the ills of others?

Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com