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| Mar 13, 2008 04:43 | #31   |
| GUEST2167 | So many private guns! Once I get the chance to visit USA, I possibly have to be alert at all times because every one might have a gun in his arms. |
| Mar 13, 2008 12:57 | #32 |
 | Leopold, the 2nd Amendment is "the right to keep and bear arms." It was second only to an Americans right to assemble and speak out and freedom from a state imposed religion. There is a saying "An armed person is a citizen; an unarmed person is a subject." ...and Guest2167...if you come to Montana most people have and many carry guns. You do not need to fear a person who carries a gun unless they are a criminal. Funny thing is that criminals all over the world manage to get guns...no matter what the nation's laws are. |
| Mar 19, 2008 04:25 | #33 |
| Hehe, yvonne, I have additional pics to enrich your collection. Be careful! It is dangerous for you kids to have guns.  |
| Mar 19, 2008 04:30 | #34 |
| You all can shoot |
| Mar 19, 2008 04:31 | #35 |
| So cool! |
| Mar 19, 2008 04:34 | #36 |
| He is aiming |
| Mar 19, 2008 18:00 | #37 |
| There was a hearing in the US Supreme Court on a Washington, D.C. law banning residents from owning handguns. Here is a link to the transcript of that hearing: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/ You can see that the justices clearly believe Americans DO have a right to keep and bear arms. |
| Mar 19, 2008 18:25 | #38 |
| Yahoo news had an article also and I was going to copy it to this thread, with no luck. |
| Apr 20, 2009 21:45 | #39 |
| GUEST23816 | Quote:Originally Posted by GUEST2606 Freedom also needs to be under control.Pardon my saying so, but I am afraid this statement demonstrated a profound failure to grasp the meaning of freedom in the United States. The Declaration of Independence is a good place to start understanding the philosophy of the Founders. They believed that a government should be built upon the understanding that "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Let me ask you, if all men are absolute equals, by what authority does one man govern another? Only by his consent, of course. This means a contractual agreement between those who are governed and those who do the governing. The purpose is to ensure that the inalienable rights of the people are protected. That sets the groundwork for the duties of government, such as maintaining the courts and prisons, providing for the national defense, and other such things. At the time of the Declaration, King George wasn't fulfilling his duties, and was in fact doing his subject much harm by way of taxes and a whole list of other wrongs (see the Declaration.) So, now that the government had breached the fundamental contract between itself and the people, the people were in a position to free themselves from their duties under the contract. This required guns, which brings us to the heart of the matter. The government, in order to fulfill it's contractual duties to maintain a good society, must have power in the form of armed men. Wherever there is a disparity of power between one person and another, or between one entity and another, there will be a tendency for the stronger to impose it's will on the weaker. Therefore, in order to prevent the government from growing beyond it's intended purposes, the governed people must be armed to eliminate the disparity in power. A government isn't going to easily subdue an armed populace. It must be understood that in order for this system to work, the people have to be responsible. If the people come to expect the government to look out for them they won't take responsibility for themselves and their family. For instance, when someone brings a gun into a school and starts shooting people, how is he able to do so without being immediately stopped? It is because his law-abiding classmates are prevented from taking responsibility for themselves by carrying a gun. School shootings are an example of how society would be if guns were illegal. The innocent would be massacred. However, if people can keep and carry guns, would-be murderers could be stopped immediately. If students and teachers at Virginia Tec or Columbine had been armed, many who are dead would yet be alive. |
| Apr 20, 2009 22:12 | #40 |
| Well said GUEST 23816, however, I do have difficulty envisioning every student and teacher carrying a firearm.....but, then again....... |
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