nachosgrande
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- Oct 14, 2008
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I understand this requires a very complex answer to a simple question, but let's take a trip back in time. Open carry and concealed carry permits do not, for the most part, allow you to take your weapon into most alcohol serving restaurants. I have to be honest, I agree with this (despite the Susanna Gratia-Hupp situation) because most of the country is very ignorant of gun safety and basic human courtesy. However, our forefathers responsibly did it. So, where did we go wrong? Is it because we aren't properly trained in handling firearms at an early age, or are we more savage than our forefathers? During the drafting of our constitution, up until the 20th century, we were capable of carrying firearms, under the influence of alcohol, and almost nothing bad ever happened (the "wild" west was not what TV and movies describe it as being). My question is, are we, as current Americans, not responsible enough to maintain the rights set out in the Constitution, or are we savages because our government limits our rights and, by doing so, psychologically tells us we are? Would mandatory gun and confidence training at an early age return us to a more civil age? I gotta tell you, I really ask quite a bit of this forum in my posts, but you always seem to come through.