Ummm, there are many provisions being ignored in the second amendment. Like the entire clause that states "well regulated militia". Last I checked, being a member of a state-run (i.e. well regulated) militia was never a requirement for possessing a firearm. Perhaps it should be. The entire argument about the background checks only regulating those that are already within the law, non-starter, please don't bring it up again, makes you look dumb after the drop off in ownership and violent crime that came out of Australia's gun ban gets pointed out.
Finally, all rights in the Constitution of the United States come with provisos. None are absolute. Freedom of Speech? Can't yell "FIRE" in a crowded theater. Freedom of the press? When was the last time you saw a paper printing the latest locations and plans already drawn up on troop movements during a time of war. Guns are not God, they can, and SHOULD be limited.
And how would not releasing their names change anything? The nutcases are almost invariably killing themselves as a part of all of this, case in point the recent mall shooter. I doubt this many people are doing it for some form of posthumous fame. The problem is two-fold: a refusal to admit to something causing widespread mental illness and a large gun culture in America. Yes, both are contributors. If we faced up to the mental illness problem and addressed it, less rampages, if we controlled access to firearms better (i.e. like the Constitution says, "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." We have that militia, its called the National Guard, not a member, you don't really have a Constitutional right to a firearm, IMO.) but back to the point, if we controlled access to these firearms better by keeping them out of the hands of the general public, then even if we ignored the mental illness epidemic in this country, when people inevitably went on a rampage, it wouldn't be so bad. I doubt, for instance, this/these person/s would have been able to kill this many people without being stopped/subdued if the weapon employed were a knife or tire iron.
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Ummm, there are many provisions being ignored in the second amendment. Like the entire clause that states "well regulated militia". Last I checked, being a member of a state-run (i.e. well regulated) militia was never a requirement for possessing a firearm. Perhaps it should be. The entire argument about the background checks only regulating those that are already within the law, non-starter, please don't bring it up again, makes you look dumb after the drop off in ownership and violent crime that came out of Australia's gun ban gets pointed out. Finally, all rights in the Constitution of the United States come with provisos. None are absolute. Freedom of Speech? Can't yell "FIRE" in a crowded theater. Freedom of the press? When was the last time you saw a paper printing the latest locations and plans already drawn up on troop movements during a time of war. Guns are not God, they can, and SHOULD be limited.
And how would not releasing their names change anything? The nutcases are almost invariably killing themselves as a part of all of this, case in point the recent mall shooter. I doubt this many people are doing it for some form of posthumous fame. The problem is two-fold: a refusal to admit to something causing widespread mental illness and a large gun culture in America. Yes, both are contributors. If we faced up to the mental illness problem and addressed it, less rampages, if we controlled access to firearms better (i.e. like the Constitution says, "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." We have that militia, its called the National Guard, not a member, you don't really have a Constitutional right to a firearm, IMO.) but back to the point, if we controlled access to these firearms better by keeping them out of the hands of the general public, then even if we ignored the mental illness epidemic in this country, when people inevitably went on a rampage, it wouldn't be so bad. I doubt, for instance, this/these person/s would have been able to kill this many people without being stopped/subdued if the weapon employed were a knife or tire iron.