Let’s pretend that there is no 2nd amendment in the constitution. The government has just given you the task of writing the nation’s gun laws. What laws will you make?
This is hypothetical, so no 2nd amendment debates please.
Also, please state if you are Liberal, conservative, libertarian, or moderate.
Lots of interesting answers. Thanks guys.
Uncle Pennybags
Favorite Answer
I would add my version of the 2nd Amendment.
"The People are Guaranteed the right to own, keep, carry and use weapons suitable for defense of self, family and community. Government at all levels is prohibited from regulating, licensing or restricting this right."
Conservative Libertarian.
hemenway
i have under no circumstances heard John Stassel being quoted as a valid source on some thing. you're a lot more suitable likely to get shot in Texas than you're in Vermont. Memphis, New Orleans and Miami are multiple the more suitable violent cities contained in the country and all are in southern states with somewhat "free" gun regulations. notwithstanding, in case you opt for to characteristic that basically to gun regulations then you definately'd be sort of an fool because there is clearly a lot more suitable to it than that.
Anonymous
Mentally sound and non violent crime on record. Hand guns and rifles. No heavy artillery or fully auto. Limit on purchases. Conservative. Forget the 2nd amendment, the bad guys will always have guns, people have a right the even the playing field.
Anonymous
Conservative, Every American has the right to own/carry any type of firearm they choose; unless they are felons, or mentally unstable as charged by a physician. That would be my gun law, to me, the 2nd amendment IS MY CONCEAL CARRY license!
Mike W
Make all crimes committed with firearms a felony, with strict minimum sentencing. All crimes where the use of firearms result in death should carry a mandatory life sentence, minimum.
Conservative.
With or without the Bill of Rights, we still have the same rights, and among those is the right to bear arms.