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goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K Goyal) writes:
= 
= : If handguns are "the root of the problem", why was it so important to ban
= : "assault weapons"?  The root of the problem is that violence - not just gun
= 
= The semiauto ban wasn't all that important.  I don't see why someone
= *wouldn't* want them banned though.

Your own closed mind is not reason enough to justify it.  *I* don't want them
banned, and I don't own any of the affected weapons.  If you really want to
understand this point of view, why not ask rather than condemn without
justification?

= : re: "hunting use". The word "hunting" doesn't appear in the 2nd Amendment.
= 
= Correct.  The 2nd amendment clearly states that citizens have the right
= to bear arms for a state militia.  The 2nd amendment was written a long
= time ago, when there was no national army.  A number of courts have ruled
= as such.(that the 2nd amend. refers to an armed state militia, not the
= right of every person to have guns)  it'll make its way to the top of
= the court system eventually I'm sure. (through appeals and opposing
= decisions)

Again, you demonstrate that you really have no clue.  Please state those
court "rulings" that support your opinion.  In fact, many courts have tried
to ignore Second Amendment cases in order to avoid having to recognize the
legitimate, explicit *individual* right to keep and bear arms guaranteed
therein.  The Second Amendment isn't about miltias, either, it is about
the ultimate authority in this country resting with the *people*, not the
government.  Before you talk about the motivations behind why it was
written, don't you think you should understand those motivations?

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Mike R.

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