Now I'm not from the U.S.A., but I think that a lot of what you people are saying is taking a very naive view of guns and gun ownership. One can nit pick over definitions of the word "militia", however, the intent of such documents as the Second Amendment must be taken into consideration. Sure, people should have the right to bear arms, however, with that right comes responsibility, a responsibility I think very few are taking seriously (the Colombine massacre is an example of this). I believe that it is too easy to obtain firearms, and the laws regulating ownership are too lax, and thus until people are willing to face up to the responsibility that comes with this right, the gun control laws should be tightened.
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Tell me then why the USA is renowned for its easy accessibility to weapons, its crime rate, its danger, its gun related deaths..the list goes on.
Now I'm not from the U.S.A., but I think that a lot of what you people are saying is taking a very naive view of guns and gun ownership. One can nit pick over definitions of the word "militia", however, the intent of such documents as the Second Amendment must be taken into consideration. Sure, people should have the right to bear arms, however, with that right comes responsibility, a responsibility I think very few are taking seriously (the Colombine massacre is an example of this). I believe that it is too easy to obtain firearms, and the laws regulating ownership are too lax, and thus until people are willing to face up to the responsibility that comes with this right, the gun control laws should be tightened.