Do think the second Amendment should be scrapped?

Question

I believe it is outdated and not applicaple to todays society. It was written when dueling was still an acceptable way of settling disputes. Nobody should have the right to own a gun, it should be a priviledge that could be revoked if necessary.

I am from Canada where we have gun control. You Americans think that guns are only used for your protection, then I ask you why does America have such a high gun death rate? Ya you guys are geniuses and guns are only for protection. I'm surprised you haven't blown yourself up through stupidity.

Answer 1

sure then lets just go and rip up a few more....i dont belive in anyone owning guns either but we can period so lets make it harder to get one I think Chris rock made a point when he said raise the price of bullets to 100 apiece then ppl will stop and think before they shoot

Answer 2

The first step in subduing the people of a nation is to restrict their ability to openly criticize the government. That's why we have the First Amendment - we have the right to speak our piece and air our opinions on our government without having the Secret Police breaking down our doors in the middle of the night and dragging us off to the gulag.

The second step in subduing the people is to take away their ability to fight back - namely, their weapons. That's why we have the Second Amendment - we have the right to keep and bear arms for our own defense. Dueling had nothing to do with it.

Take away either of those two amendments, and the rest will surely follow.

History has shown that in every dictatorship, these two steps were followed in that order nearly every time. When Hitler took over Germany, he restricted free press and personal gun ownership. Castro did the same thing in Cuba, as did Stalin in Russia.

Under the current laws of our land, a convicted felon loses the right to own a weapon, and this right can NEVER be restored. You didn't know that, did you?

As has been stated, you do NOT have the "right" to police protection, and the Supreme Court has stated as much. Let me throw this at you: it's two AM, you're lying in bed when you see someone climbing in the window of your house. He has a very large knife in his hand, so you don't think he's there collecting for UNICEF. You pick up the phone and call 911; the operator tells you that the police are on the way, and that it will take approximately five minutes to get there. (Five minutes is an EXCELLENT response time, by the way.) The intruder hears you and starts to walk towards you. His intent is obvious.

What would you do? What CAN you do, except become a victim while you wait for the police to get there?

If you had a gun, you could turn HIM into the victim.

In this day and age, with people committing crimes that our Founding Fathers would never have dreamed of, our right to keep and bear arms to defend ourselves is more important than ever.

The first time you need a gun and don't have one, you'll understand.

Answer 3

First ask yourself this question. Are the police required to help me?

Answer NO! There have been court cases on this, and the courts have found that the police have no obligation to come to your aid. Just look at the looting in LA and the police drove by without trying to stop it. One of the stores that didn't get looted, was protected by the owner with a gun. He sat on the roof of his business and protected it.

Then ask yourself this question, say you ban all the gun, who would have guns.

Answer criminals. Criminals LOVE gun control. Why? It's safer for them. People who obay the law would turn their guns in. The criminal is already breaking the law why would a criminal turn in their guns?

Lets for the argument that you were able to destroy all the guns currently in the US, how long would it be before the first gun hit the streets.

Answer a few hours at most. I could build a fully automatic gun. Yes barrel, powder, primers, bullets, in a few hours with what I have access too.

Now in some places you could wait for HOURS for the police to show up, if they show up at all, who is going to protect you until then?

What if I could drop the rape rate to almost 0. What would you say?

How? You ask.

First train EVERY woman in the country to use a hand gun, then give them one. Lets say that only half of them carry it. Now you are a rapist, which ones are carrying a gun and which ones don't? Go a head pick one you have a 50 50 chance of being shot. How many rapes do you think would be committed?

Lastly the second amendment wasn't put in place so you could own a gun, it was put in place so the government wouldn't become oppressive. Because if the government did become oppressive the people could rise up and defend themselves from the GOVERNMENT.

EDIT

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/061109/canada/canada_crime_canada_murders_col

Looks like the gangs in Canada didn't get the news of your gun control laws. So, you might want to go tell the gangs, you can go yourself after all the police will protect you, and ask them to turn in their guns or you'll going to call the police. Go ahead we'll wait.

Like I said criminals don't worry about the laws.

And Yes I am familiar with Canadian gun control laws.

But, now I have a question for you. What about Switzerland and Israel? They have high gun ownership and low homicide; Russia, Brazil, and Mexico have low ownership or all-out bans on private guns, but extremely high homicide.

America has a higher murder rate, then a lot of other countries. And probability has though out its history. For example the murder rate in New York City has been more than five times that of London for two centuries -- and during most of that time neither city had any gun control laws. But in 1911, New York state instituted one of the most severe gun control laws in the United States, while serious gun control laws did not begin in England until nearly a decade later. But New York City still continued to have far higher murder rates than London.

So in New York state you almost have a total ban on gun, and yet they have a high murder rate. How do you explain that?

I’ll let you answer those before I go on.

And I don't really think you'll answer, but I might be suprised.

Answer 4

In what way is the Second Amendment preventing you from banning guns in any way you see fit?

The 2nd has never been used by the U.S. Supreme Court as a reason for striking down any law. In fact, the Court has ruled that the 2nd is NOT binding law upon the states. State governments can regulate guns any way they want.

If you cannot succesfully make the kind of gun laws that you want to make, it is because your view isn't in the legislative majority.

Answer 5

The Second Amendment is the guardian-protector of all the others. The militia still exists. Even though the rights of the militia are no longer protected as they once were, they still exist and have a purpose.

Answer 6

Well certain things can still happen ike robberies and things like that. How would you feel if you couldent have a gun aand someone was robbing your house??? Its just how they made it. But people dont duel anymore.

Answer 7

No. I am sure that it was amended by now. I think that people should be allowed to own guns. I own a few guns myself.

Answer 8

The whole intent of our Country having the second ammendment is to oppose government control. You take away guns you take away freedom. Do some research before you go on a tree huggin mission. Damn democrats..............................

Answer 9

only if you scrap the first one along with it...respect the whole document or get out...you can not understand the complexity of the important for the population to have the right to bear arms...

Answer 10

While we're at it we should scrap the first one too because it doesn't really exist. It's more like freedom of speech that everyone else agrees with, and once they don't you have to shut your mouth.