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I Believe In The 2nd Amendment

I believe that the right to bear arms is inherent to humans. I also believe this to be a natural right that predates the Constitution. Therefore, in my mind, it isn't something that the government has granted me a specific right to by way of the declarations set forth in the amendment process of this country's Living Document. But rather that the 2nd amendment merely acknowledges that which is already ours. The right to defend ourselves as we each see fit.

If you would rather disarm yourself, so be it.
If you want cornflakes in the morning..., have at it.

But don't tell me that what works well for you is now to be superimposed upon everyone else so that you and yours can pretend that you are safer.

BTW - I like Lucky Charms and toast....

Oh, and before I forget to mention this:
I do not now, nor have I ever, owned any type of firearm.
Indeed I have only fired a handful of weapons under the guidance of others.

See..., I don't fit those leftist profiles....
Mostly because I am a Democrat on most domestic issues
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lasergraph · 70-79, M
The US constitution is different from any in the world. Instead of granting rights, it grants powers to the government with the stipulation that "all rights not specifically granted to the federal government, remain with the states and the individual respectively." It is just as you describe, we had the rights all along and granted power to the government as we saw fit. The Bill of Rights was added AFTER just so they could get enough states to ratify. We had the rights already.