Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: The 2A has been written by men and can just as easily be deleted by men. It's no biggie. [View all]Sophia4
(3,515 posts)until a natural death.
AR-15s and other similar weapons deprive many Americans each year of their fundamental right to live.
Making possession of certain military weapons by people other than the police or the military or certain rare exceptions illegal will guarantee the right to live to many people.
Think of the victims in Las Vegas and the victims at Parkland. If the shooters had not had their guns all of those people would now be enjoying their right to live.
People do have rights, but they do not have the right to deprive others of their rights.
If Americans could have their guns and not shoot at people, we would not be discussing this. Sometimes one person's right intrudes on another person's right. When that happens, we decide which of the rights is more important and protect that one.
In the case of guns that can kill quickly and thus many people, the right of those shot to their lives is a higher priority as a right than the right of the shooter to possess his gun. Therefore the person who could be killed's right is prioritized and the right of the possessor of the gun can be done away with.
I would say that gun owners have a few months in which to stop these killings. And if they don't stop them, Americans will decide that the "right" to own a gun or at least a gun that is as quick to kill as the AR-15, is subordinate to the rights of others to live.
And when that happens, the AR-15 and other guns of its kind will be outlawed.
I love venison and do not oppose guns per se. I oppose guns that are made to kill and maim and not really to hunt. I oppose guns that can easily be made to shoot many people.
Teachers should not have to manage a gun along with grading papers, preparing lessons, dealing with parents, etc.
Schools should be places of peace.