Is the Gov't. trying to limit and eventually cause firearms to disappear??

Question

The federal government is considering a series of new rules that would apply to workplaces where "explosives" are handled, giving rise to a concern that the restrictions could be used to limit – or eliminate – reasonable access to firearms ammunition.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56556

The government is using paperwork errors as small as the abbreviation of a city name to shut down some of the nation's longest-serving gun shops, and 2nd Amendment advocates fear the right to bear arms will mean little if there's no way to obtain a gun.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56389

The House of Representatives has fast-tracked new legislation to "improve" the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by allowing doctors to now decide who can own firearms.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56311

That's right Micheal, you don't know where I live or work...so how can you make the determination that I don't need one?

OH NO!!! my rifle just jumped out of the closet and started firing at school children!!!!!

cougarball...your premise that the second amendment was for protection before police, flys in the face on the actually text, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State.....". It doesn't say "violent" state or " lawless" state. It was written to make sure that the people could have redress if Gov't got out of control.
If you look at the thinking of the times..
"War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself."

"A little rebellion now and then is a good thing."
- Thomas Jefferson

and the DOI....
"Prudence, indeed,
will dictate that Governments long established
should not be changed for light and
transient Causes; and accordingly all Experience
hath shewn, that Mankind are more disposed to
suffer, while Evils are sufferable, than to right
themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they
are accustomed. But when a long Train of Abuses
and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same
Object, evinces

a Design to reduce them under
absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their
Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide
new Guards for their future Security."

You haven't studied the work of our forefathers well enough to be able to derive what their intent was......

Answer 1

I know there are some in the government who are trying to do away with the rights guaranteed to us in the Constitution and they will try any means possible to do so. The 2nd Amendment gives the citizens of this country the right to keep and bear arms and that bothers the people who want to control everything we do.
These lame arguments that we don't need firearms for protection because we have the police are a crock.
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the police do NOT have to provide protection to the citizens of this country. If the police don't have to protect us we need to be able to protect ourselves and the best way to do that is with a weapon

Answer 2

Now, first i must say that i've never owned a gun and never will, however i have many friends that own and are regular hunters. However, I do see the need for further regulation of firearms throughout the country.

Since we are talking about 2nd Amendment issues, I think that a look at the Constitution and the reasoning behind it would be helpful. That Amendment was placed because at time there was no police or authorites to protect us. At the time, the only way to protect your property was to own you're own firearms, however this is not so much the case now. There are many more options other than what there was then.

Now i'm not saying that all weapons should be taken and thrown into a giant melting pot, but we need to have further regulations on who can get them. The Virginia Tech tragedy would of been avoided if gun sellers while doing their background checks would be able to have access to a persons medical history (which they don't, and the shooter in that case had documented medical and mental problems).

Finally I just had to laugh at your additional comments section when you made the comment about how your firearm just started shooting school children. This is such a common argument that people use. In my view, if there is more regulation on guns, we're preventing those kids/people from even getting the chance of recieving a gun thus reducing likelihood of a shooting occuring. I'm sure that you'll say that the kids will find a way to get those guns anyway..and to this I would say that this might be the case, but at least we're taking the gun shops out of picture (they're only interested in making that almighty buck) and putting faith in gun owners who are parents to say no or to be observant about their kids' behavior.

Answer 3

some legislators might go with to get rid of weapons. some does no longer. There are others who might go with to locate a center floor between a individual's perfect to possess a gun and societies protection from idiots. So i does no longer agree that "government" is attempting to make weapons disappear. the very incontrovertible fact that charges are being seen does no longer mean lots. hundreds of charges are proposed and debated that for the duration of no way grow to be regulation. BTW, i'm in the third team. between the failings i might go with to work out is greater duty.

Answer 4

I have never met a gun I didnt like

I have met LOTS of people I didnt like

I always like people when they have a gun

Guns are not the problem, the problem is that the loudmouthed wives of rich men that live in cities and have never seen a gun, hate them and contribute money to anti-hunting and anti-gun campaigns.

and of course the police dont want you to have guns...they feel less powerful then.

Answer 5

In order for them to shove the One World Government down your throat they have to disarm the people. You have to ask yourself, what do they have in store for us that they have to take away all our firearms first

Answer 6

Know Firearms, Know Freedom & Safety...... No Firearms, No Freedom or Safety.......................Blaming Firearms for murders is like blaming Spoons for Rosie O'Donnell being fat.

Answer 7

do not know where you live and work but you do not need a gun to go to work and do not need a gun to drive a car.
you must be one of the NRA crazies.
guns do kill people, no matter what you say