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Originally Posted by Rochard
I.... Never thought of it this way.
I honestly believe the 2nd amendment is hopelessly outdated. It was written during a time when law enforcement was non existent, our military was non existent, and we feared the wildlife - bears and what. All of the reasons we have the 2nd amendment no longer exist - We now have law enforcement that responds in minutes instead of days, we have the strongest military in the world, and we have animal control to deal with bears and whatnot.
The purpose of the 2nd amendment was also to protect the government - by suppressing insurrection, repelling invasion, and creating a milita...
I'm forty-four years old and not once have I had to defend my house from an intruder. The house across the street was robbed in broad daylight by three large Mexican construction workers - They thought the house was empty but they were scared off by a scrawny fifteen year old boy in his boxer shorts who was sleeping.
I've finally figured out my stance on gun control. I want new laws that bans the sale of any firearm ever for any reason. I have my firearms, and the rest of you are fucking insane.
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Lets think a few generations down the road. History has show us time and time again that governments can and do turn against their people in a tyrannical manner. It may never happen in the USA or it may happen to your children, or your grandchildren, there is no way to tell. Wouldn't you want to keep the 2nd Amendment in place for those who may actually need it someday? You and I will probably be long gone, but what if it is needed 100 years from now and we let it just slip away because we didn't think it was no longer relevant? I hope that day never comes, but it may, and if it does I hope every American can defend themselves properly, and if that means with assault weapons so be it.
I believe the founding fathers knew exactly what was at stake, even if it sounds outdated now.