After the Orlando shooting we have the customary call for
gun control and the same customary reaction by both sides of the issue. I think
what really bothers me is that there is NO real discussion of the issue; each
side just affirms their age old beliefs in defending their positions, end of
story.
A good example of this INTRANSIGENCE is the non-debate about
the Second Amendment which is interesting to explore.
The Second Amendment, if read in its entirety and with an
open mind, does NOT, in any form, guarantee Americans a RIGHT to bear arms.
The Founding Fathers did want each state to be able to
protect and defend itself against Indians, British, French or whatever enemies
were around at the time. To do this, each male resident of a state was asked
(obligated to) have a weapon handy (musket) in case an attack was imminent and
the governor of that state “called out the militia” to defend that state.
The Second Amendment guarantees the right of individuals in
that militia to have and to hold weapons at the ready. This makes absolute
sense when read in the context of history as it was in the days the
Constitution and the Amendments were written and placed into force and the
Second Amendment stresses the fact that these individuals must be members of a “well
regulated” militia.
Since those days, the citizen militia morphed into THE
NATIONAL GUARD that each state has under the governor’s control. The National
Guard acts in the same fashion as the citizen militia of history.
So the Second Amendment as far as it goes, does not pertain,
in any way, to citizens of today that are not members of a well-regulated
militia, which means it is not valid in today’s world.
The fact that intelligent people (Supreme Court judges,
etc.) can read the Second Amendment in any other way is very troubling since
they are basically willing to believe in and promote a blatant LIE.
I asked some friends who are staunch gun rights advocates
what they thought about the MISREADING of the SECOND AMENDMENT. They agreed
that it probably does NOT guarantee individual Americans the RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
but as long as it is MISINTERPRETED to do that, it cannot be taken away from
them…?
In other words, if a law was passed allowing Americans to
bear arms, it could be revoked at some future date whereas an Amendment cannot
easily be revoked so they will continue to misinterpret the amendment.
So to me this is like the emperor’s new clothes story,
people pretend to see something that does not exist because that is the way
they want it. To me this is a national intentional delusion propagated by the
NRA, the Supreme Court, our judicial system and the American public in favor of
free for all gun availability and to me it is WRONG!
You want the freedom to bear arms, you pass a law saying
that or you add a new clause to our Constitution guaranteeing the right to bear
arms but don’t fuck with the Second Amendment that our Founding Fathers wrote
for a reason, their reason not yours.
Another sore point about non-discussing gun control is the
fact that even common sense precautions that would at least help the exploding
gun violence situation in this country, is non negotiable or even up for discussion.
Recently a proposal to ban people on the national terror
list or under investigation by the FBI for possible terrorism intentions, from acquiring
guns was defeated.
Requiring better and more accurate background checks before
selling guns to a buyer was defeated.
Limiting bullet clips to a small amount of bullets instead
of 30-50 per clip was defeated.
Requiring gun shows to do background checks was defeated.
Banning assault style weapons as having no other purpose but
to assault the general public was defeated.
THIS IS MADNESS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.
What I have been hearing is that the courts will have to
handle this issue because obviously Congress cannot and will not and the
president just can’t.
I already see a ray of hope in the recent Supreme Court
decision to allow states to ban assault weapons and massive ammo clips.
Also I am seeing lawyers go after gun shops and gun
manufacturers for selling to people that later commit horrific crimes. I never
believed that suing gun shops and gun manufacturers made any sense but now I
do.
If you manufacture an AR-15 that can only be useful in a
mass shooting situation; you are helping the shooter do his dirty deed and
therefore you will pay.
If a gun shop sells tons of ammo to a young person without asking
any questions, it is liable for whatever crime that youth commits. Still want
to be in the gun shop business; get ready to be sued.
If we cannot discuss this issue as responsible adults, than
we need to find other ways to affect change.
