Gun Laws In America
In the United States, we do "at least attempt to control" violent and irresponsible gun behavior. Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. State laws vary, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws. For instance, some U.S. states have created assault weapon bans that are similar to the expired federal assault weapons ban. Moreover as a regulatory measure, we have court-sanctioned (re: by warrant) law enforcement raids on known or suspected criminal and terrorist individuals and gangs to confiscate weapons (guns, etc.).
In the human world, nothing is perfect. Nearly a century ago, America …show more content…
As such, our brilliant insightful forefathers - being distrustful of government - realistically understood the perpetual danger on how easily a government (politicians) can turn a country from a democracy into a tyrannical totalitarian dictatorship. Moreover in their purpose, they further recognized the other reality that a country's standing military can completely be overwhelmed or defeated necessitating a last resort national defense entity made of commoners (re: citizen gun owners always armed with effective weaponry) to amass into "Minuteman" citizenry militias to defend their country fighting off a sinister invading foreign enemy. Consequently with this two-fold safeguard in mind, and as the pivotal and foremost defense of our freedom and preservation of democracy. our Constitution's Second Amendment was created.
Lastly to those well-meaning idealistic gun control advocates, while your feelings and endeavor may be kindly humanistic motivated with the best of intentions, in the real world, gun prohibition (gun control) is a Pollyanna notion fraught with more potential negatives and unintended treacherous outcomes. Personally I would rather live with a dangerous freedom than as a vulnerable citizen at the mercy of a government gone bad, or equally so, a hapless crime victim as those poor souls horrifically butchered by a domestic terrorist recently at a Charleston church while in a designated "gun-free
In the human world, nothing is perfect. Nearly a century ago, America …show more content…
As such, our brilliant insightful forefathers - being distrustful of government - realistically understood the perpetual danger on how easily a government (politicians) can turn a country from a democracy into a tyrannical totalitarian dictatorship. Moreover in their purpose, they further recognized the other reality that a country's standing military can completely be overwhelmed or defeated necessitating a last resort national defense entity made of commoners (re: citizen gun owners always armed with effective weaponry) to amass into "Minuteman" citizenry militias to defend their country fighting off a sinister invading foreign enemy. Consequently with this two-fold safeguard in mind, and as the pivotal and foremost defense of our freedom and preservation of democracy. our Constitution's Second Amendment was created.
Lastly to those well-meaning idealistic gun control advocates, while your feelings and endeavor may be kindly humanistic motivated with the best of intentions, in the real world, gun prohibition (gun control) is a Pollyanna notion fraught with more potential negatives and unintended treacherous outcomes. Personally I would rather live with a dangerous freedom than as a vulnerable citizen at the mercy of a government gone bad, or equally so, a hapless crime victim as those poor souls horrifically butchered by a domestic terrorist recently at a Charleston church while in a designated "gun-free