wolf_fire
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OK, I'M JUST THROWING THIS OUT FOR DISCUSSION. I've skimmed the replies and didn't see (or missed) any comments regarding people who should NOT have guns. And I've known quite a few over the years! For example, in Michigan convicted felons are not allowed to possess firearms. How about people who are mentally ill? I mean, flat out nuts! Should they be able to walk into a gun store and pick up any gun they want? Or, how about a 14-year old child? What about foreigners? Of the Mideast persuasion for example? Should there be NO "background" checks at all? I mean if, as I believe, that the Second Amendment allows everyone to possess a firearm, doesn't that mean there ARE no restrictions. What say you all?
Yes. You got it correct. That is what the 2nd Amendment says. Now concerning the mentally ill. If you are, as you put it, "flat out nuts" you should be in a facility for treatment or your family should be taking care of you. The government has no business regulating our rights. About the felon, there are many people who have committed non-violent felonies and paid their debt to society. They should still have the rights, after paying their debt. The violent felon however should never be allowed back into society to do what they've done before. The 14 yo should be regulated by his/her parents and not the government. When the government regulates our rights, they no longer become rights, they become permissions by the government. Inalienable: It means unable to be taken away from the possessor. These rights are inalienable, since they were not granted by government, but our Creator. Therefore, they cannot be taken from us and we need to do all that we can to stop them from doing so. And the person who is not a citizen, but legally allowed to be here: If we have allowed them to be here, don't they possess the same basic rights endowed by our Creator? If they are illegally here, kick 'em out.
Are chainsaws lethal? Are hammers lethal? Are knives lethal? Are cars lethal? All of them are just as lethal as a gun in fact cars seem to be more lethal. Car fatalities are between 30-40k per year in this country. Maybe we should do background checks on them car owners before they purchase. Maybe we should have a psych eval first. You do not need to have a driver's license to purchase a car either. You only need one to drive it on the street. Anyone can go into any car dealer and purchase a car. They'll even deliver it to you if you don't have a license. One may even buy a car in another state than the one they live in. One can get a car with turbo boost, and a second gas tank. I've even some cars that can reach speeds of 200+ mph!!!! There is no need for any car to go that fast in this country!! *yes, denote the sarcasm*
We see things like this yet there are still some that believe we need more restrictions and more gun control... control against a right. This makes absolutely no sense to me. Gun control is not about controlling guns, it's about controlling people. If you started putting these types of restrictions on car owners, how much of a fight would there be in this country? And cars aren't even a Constitutional right.