The second amendment has been poorly interpreted. If the founders were writing the constitution today everyone would have the right to own an M1 Abrams tank and an F22. In my opinion it is about assuring your right to freedom from tyranny by the government, crazies, or generally powerful. I would think Europeans would understand that better than anyone. In the end I think it is part of the American culture. A great many of us believe that the individual is a better trustee of your future and safety than the government. You are responsible for yourself, your success, your failure, your safety. If you want to wait until some trained officer shows up to your aid you are free to do so. On the other hand, if you believe you are capable of taking care of yourself, then go ahead.
A weapon is an equalizer. It makes a 90 pound woman equal to or better than a 300 pound steroid maniac. Firearms are dangerous. You can kill yourself or others. So are cars, planes, etc. Yes guns are designed to kill. So what. My bottom line is if one person on this planet has something they can kill me with, I believe I have a right to something of equal or greater lethality to defend myself. Not the government owning something to attempt to defend me when they have the budget to do so, feel like it, aren't involved in some ceremony, busy defending someone else, out standing in a line while a group of Jackasses burn me and my house or business down. There are numerous examples of why guns shouldn't be allowed in anyone's hands. There are plenty of examples of how a single private citizen has prevented harm with a gun. My bottom line is- if any person or organization has the right to use a gun then so should I. On Sat, Oct 10, 2015, 12:02 AM Stefan Englhardt <[email protected]> wrote: My chance to get killed is much less then your chance. Without owning a weapon ... This "lock separately" does not work and we had a case of campus shooting wh ere a father did not follow this rule ... If this father did not own a weapon his mad son would not have the possibility to kill. Talk to the fathers of the dead children to be convinced. You need to reduce freedom in this case for security reasons. What If I love bombs. The good smell of nitro. Who has the right to tell me not to have some bombs at home. For sure I am careful. -------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -------- Von: Jay Weekley <[email protected]> Datum: 10.10.2015 06:36 (GMT+01:00) An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: [AFMUG] OT Campus Shootings
