NONE of the “rights” embodied in the amendments are absolute, nor were they INTENDED to be. Jefferson himself wrote of the NON-ABSOLUTE nature of the 1st amendment, noting that it would, necessarily, need to be adjusted and limited to suit the mores of the day (e.g. and this is HIS example, not allowing for human or even animal sacrifice on religious grounds).

We see this in the multiple ways our right to “free speech” is limited. Our freedom of speech is NOT and never HAS been unlimited; no yelling fire in a crowded theater, no slander, no revealing of state secrets, no terroristic threats or verbal assault, no child pornography.

Likewise, it is clear that the Founding Fathers NEVER intended for our “right to keep and bear arms” should be unlimited. In their day, single shot rifles were the height of personal firearm technology, and they envisioned and provided for a “well-regulated militia” armed by citizen soldiers with the right to keep and bear their rifles in the defense of the nation.

If taken literally (as unlimited) today, the amendment allows the ownership and bearing of ANY “arms”, from rifles to tactical nuclear weapons by ANY of “the people”. That is obviously contrary to the intent and even the letter of the clause.

As for all this tripe about Obama’s cunning plan to “take all our guns away”, the NRA trotted this pony out in 2008 and then again this year. Nevermind that this President has a strong record going back to his days in the Senate on supporting the 2nd ammendment.

AND that he, for some cunning reason, DIDN’T make any attempt to take the guns away in his 1st term, as the NRA swore he would, but WAITED until he MIGHT win a 2nd term to do so… as has still to do so or even suggest it. Conspiracy nonsense from an industry lobby group.

you guys want to talk about this to use against legal gun owners (read legal white gun owners) and fight for faccist gun control laws. but how many are killed by gang violence each yr? by drugs?

the same people here who are spouting foolishly for more gun control laws will be the first ones crying how prisions are mean and the justice system is racist. the gun didnt kill anyone, the man did. and chances are this was PLANNED so a psych eval wouldt do squat, nor will waiting periods.

libs need to understand the 2nd is about self defense, and a ‘redneck’ with a glock or .50 cAL is is still far safer than a gangbanger with a knife or musket.

unless crazy anti gun libs can garuntee that NOBODY will ever ever ever be attacked ever again for a billion yrs gun control is a mott point used by pseudo dictators for power. Ill keep my guns thank you vwery much and i will get more legal or no!