Most of us see the 2A and RKBA as absolutes, a right explicitly identified by the Founders to allow us to own, carry and use anything. But what if (hypothetically), the Founders had a different interpretation, and could clearly tell us so?
Would your personal opinion change?
First off, the rights were not granted to us or allowed by the Founders as many others have mentioned. They are rights inherently given to every human by our creator. Why on earth would you think they meant any different than they stated in black and white? Do you think their position would have changed if they were around today or would their original position have strengthened? I really don’t understand exactly why you are here. You seem to be anti gun at heart despite your argument otherwise. In fact, earlier you said the following:
“The Liberal said:
What makes you think you have a say?
Most Americans support stricter gun controls. Most Americans are tired of mass shootings and useless “thoughts and prayers” and gun community bleating. Most of us are tired of the gun community’s lobbyists serving as a thinly-veiled arm of the Kremlin. Most Americans see gun owners as the deplorable third of our society that needs to be corrected of we are to solve problems. And we do almost nothing to change that perception.
So what will you do when the laws and Constitution are followed and gun control gets stricter?
So, I’m not really sure how to respond to you. You say most Americans support stricter gun control. Where? How many? What proof is there? Show me. Do these same Americans support stricter laws on driving cars, drugs, healthcare malpractice, fast food and so on? Many of us here are tired of anti’s going against our way of life all because it would make them feel better. Why should we cave to your desires and wishes when we get nothing in return other than more or less being called a disease as you pretty much mention above? I think a lot of us would agree that the so called people telling us that we are a disease should look in the mirror.
How can freedom loving people be holding the country back? Please explain this. Do you think more government interference and control will really better the country vs a true capitalistic society with little government intrusion where the only thing holding an individual back is themselves? There is a reason the US has been so successful and it has little to do with the government running peoples lives.
Why should I change their perception of who I am? I’m not harming anyone or doing anything to these people. Why do I need to do anything? They don’t seem to want to get to know any of us or our viewpoints. Their minds are made up. You say it’s our fault but I say it is theirs. I know people of all walks of life and have had many friends on the left side of the fence that have come around and started thinking for themselves and found out that I’m not the boogie man that they were led to believe I was. I’ve also had some of them so deeply rooted in their beliefs that they just shunned me once they found out I was a gun owner. They didn’t want to why I had them and were so adamantly opposed to them that they didn’t want to hear facts or learn about them, nothing. They just cut me off. That doesn’t help anything. And from my experience gun owners are the exact opposite. They are some of the nicest most helpful people I’ve ever met.
No sir, many of the lefties are the ones that keep pushing things down my throat that I don’t agree with so from where I’m standing they are the deplorable ones because they seem to hate everything about this country that gave them the opportunity to be where they are in life.
Just out of curiosity, what country do you consider to be at the forefront of civilization? You know the one that the US should seek to be like?
