Lets say I have no clue, does it really matter?...
You're the one claiming that there's too many guns. It's unclear how you could do this if you don't know what would be the proper number.
...Here you go starting now day 1 every firearm needs to be registered. Once a year you physically take your legally purchased firearm to some form of location like a license bureau. They run the serial # and give you a physical and mental exam. If you misplace your firearm then you have some mandatory punishment (very strict one) Every piece of ammo you buy is recorded and logged. To purchase any firearm you need a full background check, full physical and mental exam and extensive gun and safety training. If caught with any unregistered firearm you receive a mandatory strict sentence. No info about any of your evaluations can be shared or disclosed to anyone but the organization set up to oversee this operation. IE no insurance refusal of a preexisting physical or mental issue. All currently owned firearms would be included in this, so you must register every piece...
Nonsense. Via the constitution I, and everyone else, has the right to keep and bear arms. There are no restrictions nor qualifications to exercise this right noted. None.
Within 50 years there would be much less inner city shootings. Within 100 years they would be extremely rare.
Much as it might prejudice my argument, my lack of interest in the decidedly inferior cultures extant in inner cities is pretty much total. It's not firearms that enables this culture. It's ignorance.
...I still have not got a answer to why a RPG is not included in our 2nd amendment, or better yet why you don't care?...
Why wouldn't it be covered by the second amendment? Is there some clause in the constitution that I've overlooked that places limits on the second amendment? Merely because someone enacts a law prohibiting the ownership of this or that piece of hardware and further, even if most everyone thinks that it's a really good idea, does not mean that it passes any constitutional test. Is it illegal to own an RPG in your village? If so has this edict been tested by the supreme court?
...Let me make myself clear. I have no problem with law abiding citizens owning and using reasonable firearms. It is the 100's of thousands that are owned illegally (that were once purchased legally) that I have a issue with...
That's confusing. In previous paragraphs you make it abundantly clear that you want to erect draconian roadblocks to firearms ownership.
Moreover, who gets to be the arbiter of 'reasonable'? There is no reasonability test in the second amendment.
'Illegally owned guns'? The only way anyone can illegally own a gun is if and only if they were to run afoul of some arbitrary legislation. There is nothing in the constitution that would define or even allude to illegal firearms ownership.
I do think that it's probably a good idea to keep guns out of the hands of those with a penchant for criminal behavior. There's a lot of people that unquestionably fall into the category. No matter how many those might number, it's up to the apparatus to demonstrate that someone is unworthy of firearms ownership. It should never, as in ever, fall upon anyone to have to demonstrate that they are worthy.
Sort of like the philosophy of 'must issue' states. In those enlightened states if you want to carry a concealed weapon it's up to the state to demonstrate that you don't qualify. If they cannot do this then they 'must issue' any required documents. The applicant does not have to demonstrate any need.
I'm a simple man. I think that the constitution is probably the finest document of its kind ever produced by the human race. That being the case, it does not require a whole hell of a lot of interpretation. Especially by those legions with their own agendas. If you actually bother to read it, you might also be amazed at how complete it is and at the same time removed from any specific time, place, or circumstance.
Sometimes I do feel, as did some of the founders, that an enumerated bill of rights might prove to be counterproductive. But, for the most part, I'm glad they exist. Especially the generally overlooked and often stepped on 9th and 10th amendments.
If you want to change The Way Things Are with firearms then work to amend the constitution. Otherwise put a sock in it.
That is what we fought our war for and that's written in blood because of primarily your country. You taught us a lesson a long time ago and we still haven't forgotten it.
tata.......
