We have the right because United States of America said so! Haha. I still don't get why some people from other countries are so concerned about why we have certain freedoms. To each their own.
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I am trying to understand why Americans have the right to own a gun
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Originally posted by pesticid View PostOk, thank you for that, great explanation!
What's the purpose of it now though, it seems like does more harm than good.
There's a lot of reasons why the second amendment hasn't been, nor will probably ever be overturned. . . Many people now just have this mindset that our founding fathers were so noble, and that we need to honor the constitution. .
Others believe that the amendment still has just as much relevance now; not just to protect from potential government tyranny, but from other citizens - it's a fundamental right to be able to "defend your home"
In the Supreme Court, there are two main ways of interpreting the constitution - originalist thinking, which is basically just interpreting the constitution word for word, as it literally was written. . Others, take an "organic" approach - meaning that they think we should "read between the lines", and that the constitution is a "living, evolving" document that should change, and applied depending on the needs of the people.
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Originally posted by UglyPug View PostWell, like many amendments in the constitution, the origins definitely seem to be from an ancient relic of a bygone era. . .
There's a lot of reasons why the second amendment hasn't been, nor will probably ever be overturned. . . Many people now just have this mindset that our founding fathers were so noble, and that we need to honor the constitution. .
Others believe that the amendment still has just as much relevance now; not just to protect from potential government tyranny, but from other citizens - it's a fundamental right to be able to "defend your home"
In the Supreme Court, there are two main ways of interpreting the constitution - originalist thinking, which is basically just interpreting the constitution word for word, as it literally was written. . Others, take an "organic" approach - meaning that they think we should "read between the lines", and that the constitution is a "living, evolving" document that should change, and applied depending on the needs of the people.
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It's just become so engrained in our culture. . . I tend to agree that we should have the rights to own guns, but there should be strict regulations on WHAT KIND of gun you can own, and WHO can own a gun. . . To use a hackneyed, cliche - "guns don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people". . . (seriously, though, PEOPLE kill people). . I think blaming it on the fact that it is legal to own guns detracts from the REAL REASON why tragedies like this happen.
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Originally posted by UglyPug View PostI believe we should have the right to own guns. . . There needs to be stricter regulations, though. . .
And yeah, people kill people but guns make it a lot easier. Just imagine going in the woods and trying to kill a bird with your bare hands, a rock, a sling shot, a blow-gun, air rifle, shotgun. There is a difference.
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I'm against guns. Too many ******s out there with legit permits that will pull a trigger at a bar if you flirted with his woman.
Having guns just gives people the excuse to use it and try to justify why they shot that un-armed guy 7 times. And I was joking with my other post. You can't even get into a fist fight without being in fear of a gun retaliation.
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Originally posted by VERSATILE2K12 View PostI'm against guns. Too many ******s out there with legit permits that will pull a trigger at a bar if you flirted with his woman.
Having guns just gives people the excuse to use it and try to justify why they shot that un-armed guy 7 times. And I was joking with my other post. You can't even get into a fist fight without being in fear of a gun retaliation.
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I shoot a bare bow or traditional whatever you want to call it. People using compound bows could literally become a better shot than me in 5 to 25 minutes just because of the advantages of this hi tech bow. Then you go with a cross-bow and it's almost the same as a rifle. And right now in the woods,s it's very rare that you see people hunting with a traditional bow, most of the hunting is with rifles, shotguns, compound bows and cross-bows.
So I am relating this to conflict b/w amongst people and the advantages of having a gun, how much easier it is to get to the desired outcome.Last edited by pesticid; 03-23-2012, 09:48 PM.
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