Gun control

The Second Amendment is probably the most intensely debated amendment. "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Most people including Con focus on "the right of the people to keep and bear arms", but the key word here is "militia". Around the time our government had begun they had no idea if America would survive as a country. The possibility of an attack was beyond real. Most of the states didn't trust each other that much, and America was just a big mess. According to Dictionary. com, the definition of militia is: a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies. http://dictionary.reference.com... "What the Second Amendment did"t do was grant any drunken a$$hole the right to stagger into a gun shop and buy an assault rifle without a single background check. In 1939, the Supreme Court even ruled that:"The Second Amendment must be interpreted and applied with the view of its purpose of rendering effective Militia." "There is no constitutional "right" to carry a concealed weapon, no "right" to use armor-piercing bullets"just the right to defend yourself against intruders. And as Stephen King famously said: "if you can"t kill an intruder with ten rounds, you need to go back to the shooting range." http://listverse.com... During the Revolutionary War, pretty much every willing man that was in good shape had to help fight for the freedom of America. They had guns for a reason people were outcome IN ONE YEAR ON AVERAGE* (all ages) " More than 100,000 people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, accidents, or by police intervention. 31,537 people die from gun violence: 11,583 people are murdered. 18,783 people kill themselves. 584 people are killed accidentally. 334 are killed by police intervention. 252 die but intent is not known. 71,386 people survive gun injuries: 51,249 people are injured in an attack. 3,627 people survive a suicide attempt. 15,815 people are shot accidentally. 694 people are shot by police intervention. IN ONE YEAR ON AVERAGE* (ages 0-19) " More than 18,000 American children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, accidents, or by police intervention. 2,829 kids die from gun violence: 1,888 children and teens are murdered. 766 children and teens kill themselves. 124 children and teens killed accidentally. 18 are killed by police intervention. 34 die but the intent was unknown. 15,428 kids survive gun injuries: 11,929 are injured in an attack. 254 survive a suicide attempt.** 3,164 are shot accidentally. 81 are shot in a police intervention.** EVERY DAY ON AVERAGE* (all ages) " Every day, 282 people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, accidents, and police intervention. " Every day, 86 people die from gun violence: 32 are murdered; 51 kill themselves; 2 die accidentally; 1, intent unknown. " Every day, 196 are shot and survive: 140 shot in an assault; 10 survive a suicide attempt; 43 are shot accidentally, 2 are shot in a police intervention. EVERY DAY ON AVERAGE* (ages 0-19) " Every day, 50 children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, accidents, and police intervention. " Every day, 8 children and teens die from gun violence: 5 are murdered; 2 kill themselves. " Every day, 42 children and teens are shot and survive: 33 shot in an assault; 1 survives a suicide attempt; 9 are shot accidentally. http://www.bradycampaign.org... You cannot just ignore this data...