Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Originally posted by: MercenaryYoureFired
I don't necessarily like the 2nd Amendment because I feel it doesn't belong with our current culture. As time passes the need for change arises, especially concerning something like this. The availability of firearms today in the US is pretty absurd; and I highly doubt the very smart people who wrote the Amendments were expecting the firearm industry to be where it's at today.
I also hate the fact that if you're in possession of a gun it gives you absolute power over everyone without one. This isn't a bad thing until you realize the ease of getting one, moreover thinking about some of the people who have/had access to this kind of power is disturbing, and why it's such a big problem here.
Believe it or not, but a higher percentage of Americans owned guns when the Constitution was written.
That higher percentage also depended near-exclusively on hunting to provide meat to their family.
I'm not anti-hunting, as it is an effective, and necessary environmental control. I think it's great that people still hunt for their own food. However, it certainly isn't
necessary today.
those percentages are irrelevant, you see, when you misapply them.
No those percentages are valid because it proves that you are you type do not want to tackle the real issue with guns. It's not the guns that are the problem. If they were, then there would have been mass murders and children being killed by firearms more often then than now. The issue is one you fail to see. The issue is parenting. Plain and simple. Many parents don't want to be burdened with teaching their children anymore. Look at the demographic of gun deaths and you'll see that a disproportional # of them are black or latino. And shockingly, they are gang related. Because the family structure in those communities has collapsed. And sadly if you spent your time energy and money on not fighting guns, but in helping the very young that have a chance of learning and getting out of the rut that holds so many minorities back, that would have a bigger impact than banning guns.
Show the kids they have an opportunity at a better life if they just apply themselves. If they stay in school, stay off drugs, stay out of gangs. Invest in our future not waste time now.