http://www.freep.com/news/locway/shot29_20040429.htm

I don't own a gun, and may never own one. Although I have been to a shooting range a couple of times, guns make me a bit nervous. I suppose if there was one on hand, and I needed to use for it self-defense, I would. I know, basically, how they work, how to turn a safety on and off, and how to pull a trigger, but I just don't have a desire to own one. I do, however, fully support the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution, the one that talks about militias and the right to bear arms. The wording of the amendment is a little sketchy, and I can't tell if they mean that we ahve the right to form a militia if we want, or if it just means that we ahve the right to bear arms in case we need to form a militia. I'm going to have to pull out my copy of "The Federalist Papers" and do a bit of research. If you're interested in the Constitution, that's the place to start. The guys who wrote most of it talking about why they wrote what they wrote. Forget how politicians or the Supreme Court interpret things, the Federalist Papers tell it the way it was meant to be.

At any rate, I consider the 2nd amendment to be the "if all else goes wrong/in case of emergency" clause. Basically if the government goes nuts, this way we can rise up with all of our guns and take them down. I don't know of any other government that has in it's founding documents a proper manner in which to coup d'etat (sic?) and continue to use the same governing structure. Of course I hope it never comes to such a thing, and I don't see any reason why anyone other than extreme right and left wackos would think we need to overthrow the government, but I'm glad I have the right to bear arms just in case.

Never forget! Any time you see a politician or a "concerned" parent talking about how we ought to tkae guns from the public and that sort of jazz, they are talking about taking the the last resort we have in case of a tyrannical government. They're also taking away your very best chance at self-defense. Furthermore they are talking about taking deadly weapons out of the hands of good, law-abiding citizens so that the only ones who have the guns are the criminals. Do you really want that sort of demographic to have such an advantage over you if they decide to rob you, or rape you, or whatever?