(02-15-2018, 03:40 PM)DarloJAG84 Wrote: Ok so here are a few perfectly legitimate questions, through genuinely not knowing the answers:

Why is it a "right" to have a firearm? I mean, sure they provide a form of defence, but would that be completely necessary if the laws didn't allow them altogether?

I (partly) understand that there's a  sport element to it, but can't these "sports" weapons be locked up at sporting facilities and be accessed when the "sport" commences?

Personally, I don't see how shooting is a sport, but that's a different matter and one I'm not going to entertain an argument for.

I just really struggle with why people have a legitimate "right" to hold deadly weapons. My intention is not to offend anyone, and I understand that a lot of things can be used as a deadly weapon.. knives, hammers etc.. but they have a primary purpose.. I've never seen anyone try to cut a steak or put up a picture frame using a Glock G19 or a Mossberg 500..

It was primarily put into place by our founding fathers. And it was mostly put into place to help protect the people from absolute tyranny in the event the Government decides to go haywire. Which is funny thinking about it today because the Government and the real owners of our Government and society already worked around that dilemma by simply giving us the illusion of freedom and democracy when it's really not. All of it went out the window with this simple little work around:

https://www.justice.gov/archive/ll/highlights.htm

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