We have a "well regulated militia" It's called the Illinois National Guard.
It's the "infringed" part that is the problem in Illinois. which is why Illinois has one of the highest crime rates.
If the the social mediaolic did not have a firearm to use as a weapon then he probably would have used a car or any number of other things, as karen describes.
You said “There aren’t a lot of rights laid out in the constitution, so clearly the founders meant something about personal protection.”
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The rights laid out are very clear in the part of the constitution where it states “shall not be infringed!”
The 2nd amendment is about the govt not being able to take our guns so we may protect ourselves against tyranny, first and foremost. Personal protection is needed more than ever as increased violence is inevitable with the lack of respect for human life is apparent, the economy is terrible and our borders are being invaded!
If a mentally ill person wants to commit acts of violence they are not going to follow Gun law restrictions! They WILL get an illegal gun or steal someone else’s gun(s). If they can’t do that they’ll use a sharp object ( like terrorists used on the planes on 9-12, OR use the plane to fly into building/neighborhoods, OR they’ll make a bomb like the unibomber did, or the Boston marathon bombers, or Bill Ayers and his commie friends OR they’ll set fires etc etc)
Taking away citizens rights to bear arms won’t stop violence. Benjamin Franklin once said ‘Those who would give up essential Liberty for temporary Safety, deserve neither lLiberty nor Safety’
We have a "well regulated militia" It's called the Illinois National Guard.
It's the "infringed" part that is the problem in Illinois. which is why Illinois has one of the highest crime rates.
If the the social mediaolic did not have a firearm to use as a weapon then he probably would have used a car or any number of other things, as karen describes.
You said “There aren’t a lot of rights laid out in the constitution, so clearly the founders meant something about personal protection.”
? ? ? ? ? ? ?
The rights laid out are very clear in the part of the constitution where it states “shall not be infringed!”
The 2nd amendment is about the govt not being able to take our guns so we may protect ourselves against tyranny, first and foremost. Personal protection is needed more than ever as increased violence is inevitable with the lack of respect for human life is apparent, the economy is terrible and our borders are being invaded!
If a mentally ill person wants to commit acts of violence they are not going to follow Gun law restrictions! They WILL get an illegal gun or steal someone else’s gun(s). If they can’t do that they’ll use a sharp object ( like terrorists used on the planes on 9-12, OR use the plane to fly into building/neighborhoods, OR they’ll make a bomb like the unibomber did, or the Boston marathon bombers, or Bill Ayers and his commie friends OR they’ll set fires etc etc)
Taking away citizens rights to bear arms won’t stop violence. Benjamin Franklin once said ‘Those who would give up essential Liberty for temporary Safety, deserve neither lLiberty nor Safety’
You forgot the "well regulated militia" part.