Originally Posted by
David Rosado
Every household has a knife. So, why are there less knife related deaths? It has less to do with the instrument and more to do with the people. First, we have a higher populations. But also, Americans really are crazier bro.
Guns are a tool for defense. Cars are a tool for transportation, but people use them to kill maliciously. Guns are a tool for defense but people use them maliciously. It's not a fair comparison of functions, but it is a fair comparison. And sure, for many, guns are not a part of our daily lives. They weren't a part of the founding father's daily lives either...until one day they were. And had they not had their rifles, we wouldn't have our country. They knew how important it was to have citizens ready to defend themselves. So they made sure that the 2nd amendment....emphasis on 2nd amendment...meaning the number one is the most important...and the 2nd most important right for a free country is the right to bear arms. So, they're not a daily necessity now, but one day they might be.
Cute. But no. The original intent was to allow men the right to bear arms. In historical context the amendment didn't say we have the right to bear cannons. Put that into today's context and an RPG would be similar to a cannon. The amendment gives us the right to bear self defense weapons. Not major offensive weapons.
People really need to stop blaming the gun and start blaming the killer. When IED's go off, people blame terrorists, not shrapnel. In stabbings people don't call for knife bans.