I don't want to turn this tragic thread into a gun discussion....
But my feeling is that our founding fathers wanted the citizenry to have guns for defense - defense against tyranny - defense against their own government gone wild (tyranny) - defense against a militia turned against it's citizenry.
The citizenry can't match muskets or Winchester 94's against todays high tech weaponry... Either from "friend" or foe... and while we can single out the "need" for these weapons as being the problem... I think the citizenry would have a far different thought -- if, or when, terrorists use a dirty bomb... or some other truly massive destructive device(s).
This is where people are torn -- because we understand that it's the weapons in the hands of ordinary citizens that keep the country "safe" -- yet at the same time it's also these weapons that are being used to create such devastating carnage and tragedy. I'm not sure how we balance these but that's where we probably need to get to.
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