Gun ownership is a absolute right and should not be regulated

First of all, if Ronald Reagan really said that you should be able to find a source for it, I can provide a source for a hard core liberal, John F Kennedy, arguing for gun rights: “In my own native state of Massachusetts, the battle for American freedom was begun by the thousands of farmers and tradesmen who made up the Minute Men — citizens who were ready to defend their liberty at a moment’s notice. Today we need a nation of minute men; citizens who are not only prepared to take up arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as a basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom. The cause of liberty, the cause of America, cannot succeed with any lesser effort… By calling attention to “a well-regulated militia,” the “security” of the nation, and the right of each citizen “to keep and bear arms,” our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy. Although it is extremely unlikely that the fears of governmental tyranny which gave rise to the Second Amendment will ever be a major danger to our nation, the Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships, in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason I believe the Second Amendment will always be important.” The point of the second amendment was that citizens could defend themselves and their nation from threats which may endanger their liberties, including their own government. This is why the second amendment obligates citizens to participate in a militia, and that the militias should be at least equal to the military, under this implication, if the military has an AR-15 I want an AR-15, if the military has an AK-47 I want an AK-47, if the government has fully automatic weapons, I want a fully automatic weapon. "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the best and most natural defense of a free country." - James Madison, I Annals of Congress 434, June 8, 1789 “Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined.... The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able might have a gun.” - Patrick Henry, Speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 5, 1778 Defense 1; needed: Like I said, this “well regulated” militia needs to be equivalent to the government, if the US government has bazookas and missile launchers and machine guns militias need them also. Besides, by “well regulated,” the founding fathers meant a well-trained militia, as they have in Switzerland where every citizen is obligated to own a fully automatic weapon in their house, and to participate in a militia, and receive military training. You can see how this turned out, there are only 42 homicides annually in Switzerland, and they have the strongest rights and national sovereignty of any European Nation. They rejected the Euro Dollar, they rejected Syrian terrorists, and when populists tried to destroy their nation, they turned down such laws, such as one which would have established a 22$ minimum wage, by 78% of the popular vote. This is because the Swiss are what you call a “free people.” Defense 2; Responsibility: So you are arguing that the people are irresponsible, so they are dangerous and should not be granted the basic liberties of a free nation, such as the right to bear arms. The reason why there are so many homicides in the US is not because of guns, people could kill people with knives, crossbows, and poison, the reason we have so many homicides probably has something to do with how miserable people are due to our 22% unemployment rate, the drug epidemic, violent video games, and poor education. This argument of yours is merely advocating for fascism, which I have no interest in. Defense 3; Safety: “Any Society that will give up a little liberty for a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”– Benjamin Franklin.