Quote:
Originally Posted by cashman
Another tragedy in america the 45th school shooting this year it said, This sort of thing will NEVER stop oer yon. A principal from the school said this morning "If the students were armed,then they could have defended themselves, what chance of commonsense when dickheads like him are teaching kids?  |
There's been no official response from the NRA so far; but it will probably be something like this:
Charleston shooting: NRA board member blames pastor for deaths in church - POLITICO
Problem seems to be with the Second Amendment: "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Most Americans seem to be aware of only the last part. This amendment was probably designed with the British in mind. And in the late eighteenth century, with no standing army, it does make some sense. A good idea which has outlived its usefulness. What complicates things in the US is that there are fifty state governments which also have their own constitutions; and there are also the complications which crop up because of the Ninth Amendment.
It makes sense to most of us that there should exist background checks, and limits to the type of firearms that one can purchase, there should be no CCWs ... all common sense stuff. But in the US, particularly in certain states ... Way to go Texas
... any limits are seen as an "infringement" of Second Amendment rights, not to mention State and local rights.
All this seems to make sense in America.
By the way, am I the only gun owner who posts on here?