Of course, we have to deal

Michael Maiello — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 02:36:30 +0000

Of course, we have to deal with our constitutional peculiarity. The founders protected guns, at least in a certain context, because having them was the difference between independence and not (among other realities, many self-inflicted, of colonial and frontier life).

I wonder what the Constitution would look like if, back when it was written, we had also had cars and computers? I could see those objects as also being essential to the revolution. Imagine an amendment keeping the Feds out of our laptops!

But, they had guns and that historical accident has made guns unmanageable. Not only does the second amendment make guns unique among objects that people can own in a legal sense, it provides the foundation for gun fetishism.

It's a trap!

He also debunks rather

Donal — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 12:47:00 +0000

In reply to How A Gun Dealer Sees It

He also debunks rather thoroughly the notion that there are often, or even ever, occasions when carrying a loaded, concealed weapon is likely to make an actual difference in a confrontation; when they do take place, it’s difficult for even a trained policeman to hit anything reliably.

Unless you are the only one carrying a gun ...

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Of course, we have to deal

He also debunks rather