GUN CONTROL....is it a good thing ( Archived) (888)

Hugz_n_Kissez: I don't own a gun either...but will use whatever hurts the most too in best defense....

vonney: I dont think such manouveres would be of benefit these days

In response to: The Constitution of the United States was adopted in 1787. Our forefathers wrote the Second Amendment to the Constitution to empower homesteaders the right to protect their family from anyone who would cause them harm. The western part of the United States was wild and still being developed. Indians or even other landowners would try to run you off your property. In 1787 there weren’t local police departments, the FBI or any type of law enforcement agency. A family had to have a gun to protect themselves.

It is now 2009 and the Second Amendment still gives citizens of the United States the right to bear arms “in case someone intends to commit robbery in their home or any other type of crime”. People who want a gun in their home, or on their person, use the Second Amendment as an excuse to own a weapon.

We don’t have to worry about the Indians attacking our land anymore. Hunters have guns for the sport of hunting and this is not in question. The National Rifle Association states if you want a gun, you should have it. They are very fond of the Second Amendment.

The Constitution has been amended 27 times. It is time to change it again? Should we amend the Second Amendment so that people do use it as an excuse to own a gun. Laws have been changed requiring people to fill out applications for permission to own a gun but it hasn’t deterred the amount of crime. It’s easy to own a gun these days. If the Second Amended was changed people who owned guns, just for the sake of having it, wouldn’t be protected by the Constitution.

Here’s a thought. If we can’t control who owns guns, maybe we can control the bullets….

mylifewithu: Hi Sweetie, I don't own one either , but I do know how to use one and pretty darn accurately if I might add. Thanks Dad, well actually I should say thanks mom, she taught me more. Dad couldn't shoot the broad side of a barn. But my Mom pick any thing at any distance, it's a gone.

Hugz_n_Kissez: I do too...although I am not sooooo sure about accuracy...but I know how to use a rifle..shot-gun and a handgun from my Correctional Officer days...and let me tell ya...those tests are not easy to pass...the instructor stands screaming out targets...and positions all out order and you have to hit the right ones...while standing...sitting or laying prone in the right position...and that was for the shot-gun...It's called a stress walk and let me tell ya they call it that for a good reason...BUT I passed them all at least....

mylifewithu: Good deal, cause it could come in handy if the bad guy has the gun and you manage to get a hold of it, knowing how to use it and being somewhat comfortable with using one. You get to live.

mylifewithu: Good deal, cause it could come in handy if the bad guy has the gun and you mangage to get a hold of it, knowing how to use it and being somewhat comfortable with using one. You get to live.

mylifewithu: Except when your life is truely in danger. I bet you change your mind then as to who lives and who dies. It's our own instinct and will to survive. Or if you don't try you just die.