Second Amendment Obsolete?

I listen to Liberal radio a lot. Why? Because that is where my political leanings lean. I voted for the President (who, BTW is NOT a Muslim, and WAS born in Hawaii, which was a State at that time), I support Unions, think money should be out of politics, believe in Free Speech and Freedom of Religion, believe that "Trickle Down" in the words of Rev. Al, is "30 years, and we seen a lot of down, but we ain't seen no trickle", the rich should be taxed according to how rich they are; since they got rich on our society, they should have to support it, I am a believer in Light and not dark, am Spiritual and not religious, and I own guns, eat red meat, hunt occasionally, and am in the process of getting a Concealed Carry license. Just a mess of contradictions, right? No, not really. Even Buddhists allow self defense and the defense of life.Though Jesus told a follower to put his sword away, He said nothing about the carrying of one.

Now, I do not agree with these "Open Carry" buffoons. Open carry scares some folks, though I prefer to know who is armed around me. Too many are scared of guns, but the gun is naught but a tool.

Now, I have heard Mark Thompson and Michelangelo Signorile  talk about repealing or altering the Second Amendment. I think this is dangerous and will tell you why.

My State, and I capitalize State, as it refers to North Carolina, legislature tried to pass a law establishing a State religion, Christianity, I presume, and likely a more radical denomination of that most likely, seeing the majority of our legislature is made up of far right Tea Party types. If you read the comments in this link I referenced, you will see a discourse by a very astute person who has some good data about our Founders (Dewey Sayenoff is his username), and shows what I have said for a long time, that the First Amendment is part of a "Grand Experiment" called The United States of America.

Now, you say, "what does the (obsolete) Second Amendment have to do with the First? A helluvalot! They are part of a much more grand document called The Bill of Rights, sort of like the American Magna Carta for all Americans. The Bill of Rights is to be taken as a whole, and has been for 238 years.  To pick it apart for much of any reason is frightening, and taking apart our Bill of Rights for a little perceived security is puerile and likely in the long run counterproductive.

Many have said "what part of 'shall not be infringed' do you not understand", and people like Signorile, Mark Thompson and Ari Rabin-Havt then go into the first part of the Second, which talks about a "well regulated militia" (which no state has at this time, the National Guard NOT being a Militia, and the so called "Militia movement", which is just another name for White Supremacy, is not regulated at all), but, there is a catch! The Second Amendment has two parts, the first allowing a "well regulated militia", and the second part saying simply " the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.". This comes after a comma, which has gotten a lot of press, but let's keep going. We repeal it. We no longer have the right to keep and bear arms (and then no way to protect our homes, our families, get food, if we live in a remote area, no way to protect crops from vermin, we can keep going, but hopefully you get the idea), and the Bill of Rights jumps from the First to the Third Amendment, and we have gone into the parchment of the original and excised the Second Amendment (in order to remove any historical reference to it). What then? The Bill of Rights is then broken, opening any part of it to repeal or "change for the good". As said above, then the Congress CAN establish religion (and don't bet they will forbear), and it may be something you don't like. Because if the Bill of Rights is no longer complete, ANY part of it can be considered obsolete! And keep believing this won't happen. I have this bridge in Brooklyn I can sell you for a good price, which you may be able to use to get out of being convicted for being the wrong religion.

Another thing. "The country is awash in guns" Wow, the sky is falling too. Let's say I want to buy a gun. Any place but a gun show or a private sale (and those "loopholes" need to be firmly closed, BTW). I have to be checked through a computer search right there at the store, and must have no record, or I can't buy the thing. Here in NC, you have to go to the Sheriff's Department of your county, fill out a lot of paperwork, and wait a week. Now, before 1968, you could order a gun from a catalog and it would be delivered to you in the mail!!! IN THE MAIL!!! AND WE HAD NO SCHOOL SHOOTINGS!!! You cannot do that today! And the country is awash in guns. BS I call. This country has had free ownership of guns for as I said, 238 years. Stop the war on drugs and the war on the poor, and a lot of the violence would go away. Since Reagan, there has been a strong upsurge in gun violence and drug related violence.

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