A Congresswoman has been shot and her life is in serious danger (and even if she survives, she will sustain severe brain injury). A judge is dead, as well as a number of innocent bystanders. And all because of a crazy man with a gun.
No, it's not the "Tea Party Culture" that deserves the blame, as some have said. But it's also not just because of one deranged man. If he hadn't been able to get a gun so easily, none of these deaths and injuries could have been inflicted.
What will it take to convince the Second Amendment fanatics that we need to make guns harder to obtain? Nobody outside the police and military has a legitimate need for a gun. But there seems no way to repeal the Second Amendment, so it's necessary to provide a reasonable interpretation of the amendment, that will protect the people from such shootings. And while I think the more conservative Supreme Court Justices appointed by Republican Presidents are, in general, good for our people's rights, in this area, they are wrong.
And for another good discussion of the issue, see this blog post.
No, it's not the "Tea Party Culture" that deserves the blame, as some have said. But it's also not just because of one deranged man. If he hadn't been able to get a gun so easily, none of these deaths and injuries could have been inflicted.
What will it take to convince the Second Amendment fanatics that we need to make guns harder to obtain? Nobody outside the police and military has a legitimate need for a gun. But there seems no way to repeal the Second Amendment, so it's necessary to provide a reasonable interpretation of the amendment, that will protect the people from such shootings. And while I think the more conservative Supreme Court Justices appointed by Republican Presidents are, in general, good for our people's rights, in this area, they are wrong.
And for another good discussion of the issue, see this blog post.
2 comments:
I commented on your blog post:
http://bigtentrevue.org/2011/01/10/guns-and-arizona/
So, do you think the Second Amendment should be repealed if it could?
Do I think the Second Amendment should be repealed if it could? Well, "if it could" is a big if. I would answer the question with a big "yes," though. I fail to see any legitimate reason for private ownership of guns; a gun has only one use, and that is to kill, unlike, say, an automobile, which can kill if misused, but isn't designed to.
The police need guns to keep the peace. The military need guns to protect us against foreign enemies. But a private citizen has no valid excuse to own one.
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