right to bear arms

Thank you for taking this one up Tavadon, and I do agree with you on several points. However, I do see a few issues with the logic of your stipulations behind buying and owning firearms... Waiting periods, I will not argue about- it makes sense. Someone should not be able to run out and get a gun when he's still hot about some guy sleeping with his wife(Not trying to be sexist here, it could very well go the other way around:-)... good logic. Criminal records should definitely be run prior to buying a gun, for obvious reasons. "Require all guns to be registered": This, I have an issue with---- Suppose the government decides to ban firearms? They might make that decision, and if they do- They know where every single one is. The Government should fear the people, the people should NOT fear the government. Otherwise it's not a democracy- It's communism. An old movie brought up a concept pertaining to registered guns- Not saying that movies are real of course, but the concept is there and true. In the movie "Red Dawn", America is invaded by Soviet forces. In attempt to guarantee their occupation, they go to the local police dept. and instantly know where all the guns are, and who their owners are. A background check to buy the guns- Yes. We need to keep them out of the wrong hands if possible. But giving the public a list of every arm in the country is not a good idea... And please don't forget, that criminals do not bother to register their guns- If a criminal wants a weapon, they will find one. "In regards to the Constitution" Your "A" point- True enough, but that's why we have background checks- So a convicted felon does not get a weapon. Your "B" point- Where exactly in the constitution does it say that exceptions can be made, and that it can change? Regardless of the circumstances at the time, the Bill of Rights is a document that was created to detail the most basic rights of American citizens- rights that could not be infringed upon by the federal government. If these change, the balance of power starts to sway toward the government. If this is to remain a democracy, that cannot be allowed to happen. "Guns help to increase the murder rate" This is simply untrue. It is true that some countries that have many gun restrictions(especially in Europe, where handguns are outlawed in most places) have lower crime rates. But these rates were low long before any restrictions were put into place. In factuality, places which require homeowners to own guns lower crime rates dramatically... They did this in Georgia, here's some info on it... http://www.worldnetdaily.com... Now think about this for a second. A criminal(who probably got his gun on the street, and very likely didn't get his background checked before the purchase), is looking at a house, thinking about robbing it. If he knows that the owner of the house is defenseless, he's going to be much more likely to march right in and do his thing... However, if he knows there's a good chance that the owner of this house has a gun next to his bed, he's going to think twice about going in. He might even think 3 times, but he'll likely end up walking away- Probably to hit somebody he knows is vulnerable. Here is more info on the subject- http://www.gunowners.org... Awaiting the return:-)