[sean]

adam, our right to ‘keep and bear arms’ was necessitated, primarily, by the heavy-handedness of your english ancestors. from my point of view, that right, which is supposed to be guaranteed by our written constitution, had little to do w/protecting one’s home or property, or to protect hunting/sporting rights (the justifications you will hear most). instead, our founding fathers, who were nothing more than violent rebels, correctly recognized that an armed populace could, if necessary, rise up against a tyrannous government. likewise, the right helps insure that our army and our police, the groups most likely to abuse power, would not be the only groups armed. the idea that guns are there to bolster revolution foundation of our government and society bothers most americans — they won’t admit it — but that’s what it’s all about. in england, it may seem less necessary because your police do not carry firearms. despite their protests to the contrary, our police here are armed to the teeth. i think the right is no less necessary in today’s society than it was 200 + years ago, except that we have been able to keep the gov’t in check through the democratic process. some would argue that one, too.

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Name : sean, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Disability : ignorant, Race : anglo-scots-irish-welsh-native american, Religion : Christian, Age : 28, City : detroit, State : MI, Country : United States, Occupation : attorney, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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