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Originally Posted by bernardos70
You also need to take under consideration what was the purpose of the second amendment. To bear arms in order to keep government in check... that's not what guns are being used for right now.
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This statement isn't quite fair.....it may very well be that very broadly dispersed gun ownership amongst the citizenry carries with it a threat which keeps the government in check. In such an event, the right to bear arms is serving the exact purpose it is supposed to serve.