The US opened up the pandora’s box back in 1789, too late now. Gun debate is over, 2nd Amendment already passed. Unless you can somehow get 3/4 of states to reverse it.
(Yes I know, technically the bill of rights passed after 1789, but the debate already happened, constitution only passed because the bill of rights were promised)
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Does that sound like what we do today? Nope.
Why does the government infringe on my ability to own a machine gun or even a molotov cocktail?
It seems like the gun debate isn’t over. We’ve constantly reinterpreted the 2nd Amendment over and over, and it will be reinterpreted further in the future.
Today, we heavily regulate machine guns but not rifles. Tomorrow, maybe we can choose to heavily regulate hand guns but not knives.
The US opened up the pandora’s box back in 1789, too late now. Gun debate is over, 2nd Amendment already passed. Unless you can somehow get 3/4 of states to reverse it.
(Yes I know, technically the bill of rights passed after 1789, but the debate already happened, constitution only passed because the bill of rights were promised)
Does that sound like what we do today? Nope.
Why does the government infringe on my ability to own a machine gun or even a molotov cocktail?
It seems like the gun debate isn’t over. We’ve constantly reinterpreted the 2nd Amendment over and over, and it will be reinterpreted further in the future.
Today, we heavily regulate machine guns but not rifles. Tomorrow, maybe we can choose to heavily regulate hand guns but not knives.
Maybe not today. Fix the democracy first.