Guns, who should be able to own them? Options

[*NatiMarie*]

We all know that guns can cause harm, they're everywhere darnit!

Primarily, who can own them? Who shouldn't own them?

[ComradeRed]

Well when we do need it, we can lift the ban

I'm still not sure what you mean..

How are they starting to oppress us? So what you're basically stating is that its important for us to have guns so that we can revolt against the government if it comes down to it?

Where are you getting this?

Well if the government because oppressive enough, what makes you think they WILL lift the ban?

Where am I getting this??

Declaration of Independence: "That to secure these rights [life, liberty, pursuit of happiness], governments are instituted among men. That whenever any government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to set aside new guards for their future security."

What do you think abolishing the government means?

Declaration of Independence continues: "But when a long train of absues and usurpatins, pursuing invaraibly the same object, evinces a design to reduce the people under absolute despotism, it is their RIGHT, it is their DUTY, to throw off such government..."

Our country was founded on the Premise that people have an inalienable right to overthrow their government. That's exactly what we did.

The Constitution: "A well-regulated militia being vital to the security of a free state, the right of hte people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed..."

Back when the Constitution was written, the militia meant ALL adult males in the population, and the purpose of the militia was to FIGHT THE ARMY. The militia was NOT designed to protect against foreign invaders, it was designed to protect against the ARMY and the GOVERNMENT. That's why militias were NEVER given to federal control, but rather were controlled locally.

Further, James Madison, author of the Bill of Rights, explains the Second Amendment and its purpose in the Federalist Papers: "If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no resource left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense which is paramount to all positive forms of government, and which against the usurpations of the national rulers, may be exerted with infinitely better prospect of success than against those of the rulers of an individual state ... The citizens must rush tumultuously to arms, without concert, without system, without resource; except in their courage and despair."

The Right to Bear Arms was designed to prevent oppressive government and to ensure that people had the means to overthrow their government if it came down to that.


My ideas come from the ideas that founded America. Fairly credible.