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Yes I totally agree. Any criminal is not going to abide by the laws. That's why they are called a criminal. Some times I wonder where our officials heads are. I know they have all these problems to deal with. But it seems like the law abiding citizen always pays the consequences for the criminals. I have nothing against guns. I was raised around them and my dad taught me how to use them. I definately have a problem with the people who use them for crimes though.

Let us keep in mind that we do not really have the right to carry guns in the first place. It is a very popular misconception that the 2nd ammendment give you the right to have a gun. WRONG. WRONG. WRONG. The U. S. Supreme Court has decided long ago that 2nd ammendment means that we have a right to maintain a well regulated malitia...in other words, it gives the rights to have a national guard. Private ownership is not a constitutional right. the right to bear arms is a right to have a national guard...nothing more. nothing less. sorry NRA, you lose.

I have never voted for any politician who has a record of voting for any type of gun control. Anyone who believes in restricting the law abiding citizen from owning any type of firearms should move to England & get a good education what gun control really does. Last time I checked, the crime rate increased by 48% after the law abiding citizens gave up their firearms. Doesn’t take very many smarts to realize that the criminal will always have their guns.

This is where everyone usually MISINTERPRETS the 2nd Amendment. You, me and every able bodied citizen that owns a weapon is expected to come to the aid and defense of their country if needed. This is the well regulated militia that the Framers were writing about.
As far as the Supreme court ruling, the details of that case are as follows: U.S. v. Miller (1939)

Frank Layton and Jack Miller were charged with violating the 1934 National Firearms Act, which regulated and taxed the transfer of certain types of firearms, and required the registration of such arms. The Miller court held the following:

1) The National Firearms Act was not an unconstitutional usurpation of police power reserved to the states.

2) "In the absence of evidence tending to show that possession or use of a 'shotgun having a barrel of less than 18 inches in length,' which is the subject of regulation and taxation by the National Firearms Act of June 26, 1934, has some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia, it cannot be said the the Second Amendment to the Federal Constitution guarantees the right to keep and bear such an instrument, or that the statute violates such constitutional provision."

3) "It is not within judicial notice that a shotgun having a barrel of less than 18 inches in length is any part of the ordinary military equipment or that its use could contribute to the common defense."

4) "The Second Amendment must be interpreted and applied with a view to its purpose of rendering effective the M

You know I told my husband a year ago when the gun law went into effect. We are going to be like in the west, every man, woman and kids, are going to be carrying guns and we are going to be like the O.K. corall. Sad. No one should be carrying a gun, if they get mad at you, just pick up the gun out of their car and shoot you, because they can. Heck no....

Well sadly, we could argue this point till we all die and neither of us would change our beleifs. The facts are that "the right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." This does not say "National Guard" or "Military" or "Police", It says "PEOPLE".
I honestly do not know how they could have been any clearer.
As far as the comments of Ohio turning into the OK Corral, concealed carry has been in effect since 2004. This is 2007.... when exactly will this big shootout be happening???
I carry a concealed weapon for protection of my family and myself, end of story. If there have been any instances of someone who has a permit to carry commiting a felony or killing someone, I have not heard about it yet. I have a permit but I also know what is legally and MORALY right, this is what makes me NOT a criminal.

FACT: "people" is plural, not collective,meaning ALL people individualy.The Supreme court has already upheld this 4 seperate times. They will no doubt be ruling on this once again because of the recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday March,9 .
"We conclude that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms," Silberman said in the 58-page majority ruling.