hi everyone -
I'm asking this with sincerity and in the hopes that I can learn something about gun culture and maybe even something of a particular American perspective.
The whole 'Right to bear arms' thing, what, the 2nd Amendment, most Canadians don't really 'get it'. Some have more of an affinity to it, mainly in the West, but most from the large cities don't get it at all. We think things like;
- well, that was written back when it took 4 minutes to load a one shot rifle
- it was revolution times and the power of the individual was imperative to protecting the fledgling nation
- 'bearing arms' has limits, or should, just as 'free speech' has limits
I wanna hear the counter arguments though, and not from Fox News or CNN or Michael Moore.
Remember, I'm really seriously asking and wanna read whatever you write!
thanks!
I'm asking this with sincerity and in the hopes that I can learn something about gun culture and maybe even something of a particular American perspective.
The whole 'Right to bear arms' thing, what, the 2nd Amendment, most Canadians don't really 'get it'. Some have more of an affinity to it, mainly in the West, but most from the large cities don't get it at all. We think things like;
- well, that was written back when it took 4 minutes to load a one shot rifle
- it was revolution times and the power of the individual was imperative to protecting the fledgling nation
- 'bearing arms' has limits, or should, just as 'free speech' has limits
I wanna hear the counter arguments though, and not from Fox News or CNN or Michael Moore.
Remember, I'm really seriously asking and wanna read whatever you write!
thanks!