Treasure Hunter: I don't disagree with anything you posted. I know it was a rhetorical question; no, I do not want my kids to live under a totalitarian government. This is not an attack against you, let me try to explain myself a little better. (Red, feel free not to respond...since you have no interest in debating me.)
Myself, BigScoop, Bill, Rebel, Ammon, Dano and others have never said that we want to totally disarm people. In fact, all of us would take up arms with you if the government tried to do that. None of us want to give up any of the ten amendments. What I am saying, is that perhaps we need to place some limits on the types of guns people own. The constitution states the right to bear arms, but it does not say what type of arms. Lets take things the opposite way for a second. Lets increase arms availability; however, lets not stop at automatic guns. Lets not stop at tanks, or bomber planes, or Napalm, or nuclear weapons. In fact, lets take things one step farther, lets give civilians the right to own chemical weapons. With the proper knowledge, supplies, and laboratory chemical weapons are not difficult to manufacture. Do you want any American citizen to have access to chemical weapons? You could take out a whole stadium in a heartbeat. So we have to have some restrictions on arms, the question becomes, what limits are those? I don't have the answer to this question, I know little about guns. That is why I am asking those of you who know the most.
I don't own a gun. I have samurai swords and knives in hidden places in my house. You may or may not have noticed when we hunted but I have an essential resting tremor. I also have myoclonic jerks in my hands, arms, and legs. Myoclonic jerks are when your body twitches without you wanting it to. If I did have a gun I would most likely miss my target or shot somebody on accident. I do not want people with my conditions to own a gun.
Most Americans I grew up with did not have guns as a part of their culture. there is no hunting in major cities. When bad guys try to kill you it is usually on the streets and suddenly. I know people who were held up by a gun and were carrying a concealed weapon. They gave their wallet and never drew their weapon. They said nothing in their wallet was worth the chance. I have nothing but the utmost respect for veterans. Just as veterans have dedicated their lives to protecting their fellow man I have dedicated my life to preserving and saving lives. It is hard for me to look at guns as anything other then weapons to kill, but yet my views on the necessity of protecting the right to bear arms is very similiar to yours. ...you know what I'm trying to say here.
Crispin
