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   Hello Kostie,   
      
   >>> Now that HAS to be a troll.   
      
   >  LL> I am being serious. The 2nd Amendment is poorly written,   
   >  LL> and also totally understood. Furthermore, after about 1980   
   >  LL> Which is why there is so much out of control crime these   
   >  LL> days.   
   >   
   >Hoo boy. There's just so much to cover here, that I'll just stick with a   
   > basic premise:   
   >   
   >Firearms function as a force equalizer - no more and no less.   
      
   Which is why the state has a militia. With folks in the militia   
   having the right to bear arms.   
      
   >As such, the solution to present issues is neither to arm everyone, nor to   
   > disarm everyone, as neither of those solutions have anything at all to do   
   > with the root issues.   
      
   Reference is made only to "A well regulated Militia" - not the people   
   at large, as not all people are in that "well regulated Militia." Do   
   try to keep up.   
      
   >Further, there are benefits to allowing civilian armaments, and the level to   
   > which a state allows such can be an important barometer of several   
   > political realities.   
      
   That may be. But it is up to each state to decide. Or municipality.   
      
   >If you can see and accept the above premises we can have a further   
   > conversation, but if not we're not likely to be able to have a discussion   
   > on the matter that does not end up at lease somewhat emotionally motivated.   
   > ===   
      
   Misinterpreting the 2nd Amendment to make it easier for gun   
   manufacturers to sell their product is what the issue is all   
   about.   
      
   Limiting who is allowed to buy or own guns limits the   
   number of guns that can be sold. The more guns sold means   
   more profit for the gun manufacturers. No matter how many   
   innocent people get killed by those guns that are sold.   
      
   Now convince me all the people in the USA are part of the   
   "well regulated Militia". Can't do it? Don't feel bad. Nobody   
   else can, either.   
      
   --Lee   
      
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