What is your opinion on the Second Amendment?

I think it’s pretty clear that citizens have the right to have firearms based on the 2nd Amendment. There are obviously limitations already agreed to (like I can’t have a grenade launcher, a fully automatic tommy gun, etc.), so there is already precedent as far as setting limits to the firepower we can have as individuals. One of the arguments seems to stem from [i]where[/i] to draw that line and not [i]if[/i] there should be a line. Anyone arguing absolutes on either side is on shaky ground here.

I’m in favor of background checks and other reasonable measures to address public safety. I also think guns on ranches and rural settings where it might take law enforcement a long time to respond has to be viewed differently than in population centers where law enforcement is prevalent. The environments are just vastly different, and a one size fits all approach is too simple. I also don’t think the government should be in the business of seizing firearms from law abiding citizens who’ve passed background checks and done everything they can possibly do the right way (which I truly believe the overwhelmingly vast majority of gun owners do).

I’ve said on other issues that I’m pro choice across the board, and I’m coming from the same place on firearms and the 2nd Amendment. Currently, I do not personally own any firearms, which is my choice. Should I change my mind, acquiring one should remain my choice provided I haven’t done anything criminal or been legally proven too mentally unstable to own one.