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In reply to the discussion: so people didn't get my post about guns [View all]Moral Compass
(2,357 posts)You seem to be willfully ignoring the fact that a .223 caliber semi-automatic Bushmaster rifle was used to kill all the victims.
I can understand carrying a handgun for protection. But who carries an assault rifle for protection? Indeed, who needs an assault rifle other than a soldier?
I've yet to meet a hunter that hunts with a semi-automatic.
Guns are designed for one thing...to kill.
At some point, we have to have a discussion that recognizes this simple fact. Then we need to proceed from there. This isn't about personal rights. The 2nd amendment wasn't written with the idea of us all walking around armed at all times. This isn't what a "...well regulated militia..." means.
Note the word "regulated". That means that there should be regulations.
We have the right, as a nation and as a society, to regulate weaponry.
Here is the text of the 2nd amendment in case anyone doesn't remember:
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
