So i have been reading the constitution...

Second Amendment
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.

I see nowhere in this statement that you are supposed to go to public places and shoot at people because of different beliefs or just for your amusement...

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redredred · M

There’s no conflict between being armed and observing the laws against assault and homicide.

As a crude observation once made by old woman I knew said,
“Every gal has the equipment to be a prostitute but that doesn’t mean every woman is whoring around”

DIABLISS

@redredred gun nuts don't feel like you do

redredred · M

@DIABLISS I guess it’s a matter of definition. There are perhaps 400 million privately owned firearms in this country and less than .004% ever get used in a crime. A far larger percentage get used defensively to prevent crimes most often without being fired.

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DIABLISS

@redredred you realize that statistics are way off? it is like saying 1 in 5 women get raped or have experienced attempted rape in their lifetime. That is way off! Every woman i have met or talked to on the internet has been raped so those numbers are wrong.
as for guns used in crimes...most of the time they don't know where a gun came from filed down or it isn't found so how can those statistics be accurate

redredred · M

@DIABLISS they are actually understated since it assumes every gun homicide is committed with a unique gun. Gang bangers probably use the same gun in several homicides.

The math is simple.
Take the total number of gun homicides (excluding suicide unless you consider that a crime) over the total number of privately owned firearms.

Roughly, 16,000/400,000,000 = .00004 or .004%

DIABLISS

@redredred i was saying that it is understated and you give me math

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ElwoodBlues · M

@redredred Do you see anything in the 2nd Amendment that prevents national gun licensing plus national gun registration?