Guns

OK, now is a good time to start a conversation between the left and the right and the NRA. And keep talking about it. And keep talking about it! And keep talking about it!

Do you know what the full 2nd Amendment 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.

That's it. That's all of it. It's not 10 pages long. It's just one sentence.
All of that interpretation from one sentence.

The definition of Militia is;
* a military force that is raised from the civil population supplement a regular army in an emergency.
* a military force that engages in rebel or terrorist activities, typically in opposition to a regular army
* all able-bodied civilians eligible by law for military service.

My first question would be, why does this conversation have to be about the 2nd amendment? I think the answer is, it doesn't. Anything they can accomplish, even if they could work together, won't have anything to do with your right to bear arms. No one would stand for that. And they would accomplish more, if they just said that right off the bat! Sometimes I feel like the NRA is a little like the Union. It had a purpose once. Then, all that power and control went right to their heads and now they're just bullies. Do you know that 84% of all Americans, gun owners or not, believe in universal background checks? That means for everybody. Retail, wholesale and private parties. So why can't you all make that happen?? There isn't a national database? Really? If you're on a no fly list, you shouldn't be allowed to purchase a gun. If you've ever been convicted of a felony, you shouldn't be allowed to purchase or own a gun without jumping through some major hoops. I'm all for a waiting period too. If you're a law abiding citizen, it shouldn't be a big deal to have to wait a week to get your firearm. That doesn't  have anything to do with your right to own a gun. Wouldn't that be a good start? It was OK in 1986, to ban the possession of machine guns by civilians. That ban didn't infringe on your right to bear arms. It's like all the politicians and lobbyists are 15 years old and don't want to be told to get along or use their common sense. Remember when you were a teenager and argued about everything, just for the sake of arguing? Get your heads out of your asses!!

I don't know if changing the law could have prevented what happened in Vegas. But don't you have to start somewhere? Maybe we just need to be more concerned with what's wrong with our morals or our sense of right or wrong. Why is it so easy to talk about who gets to use the men's or women's bathroom, but not about violence or poverty, etc.