Why do people guns at home? I can not understand the importance of having guns in a house. The way I see it is a very important political tool. Just as important as abortion is. Candidates are always asked about their feeling about gun ownership and their answers decide their political future.
The NRA and the gun lobby are two very strong forces in this country. I expressed my vies on this before but here it is again. When the Constitution was written it was necessary for people to be able to defend themselves against prevailing lawlessness, thus the right to own guns. But for God's sake, that was over two hundred years ago!
The American constitution was written by men of 18th century mindset. Some of them were slave owners who thought blacks should not have the same rights as white men. This constitution is not the Torah or the Koran. It is not a holy book. It can be changed or revised. And a revision could take out the right of gun ownership.
But unfortunately talking about changing or rewriting this document is a political suicide. England does not follow the Magna Carta. They created a more modern constitution, so why can we not do that? A new constitution might restrict gun ownership and hopefully would reduce crime. Every time there is a school shooting politicians wake up and raise the subject of gun control. And that is a joke.
While the NRA is active there will never be any kind of effective gun control in this country and senseless killings will continue.
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