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More paranoia. What next? They force us to register our cars because they want to take them away?

Two points can be made.First, none of the founders stated that the right to bear arms gave anyone the ability to carry any firearm they wished whenever they wished. Regulation of who can carry and what they can carry is entirely constitutional and in line with what the founders intended.Second, we have gone against the founders on many other issues, and we have the amendments to prove it. If it was left to the founders, you would not be able to vote, just as one example. If we so choose, we can amend the constitution to rework the right to bear arms no matter if that is what the founders intended or not. At the same time, I fully agree that we would need to amend the constitution if we were going to ban privately owned firearms altogether.

None of the gun regulations proposed thus far overthrow the constitution. Courts have ruled that gun regulations do not prevent people from defending themselves. Now you are going into full paranoia mode, as usual.The UK has some of the strictest gun laws. Are they being oppressed? Absolutely not.

Sadly, some people think the movie "Red Dawn" is a documentary.WOLVERINES!!!!

Reminds me of the classic Medeival trope where the puppet play distracts unwary passer-by's while the pickpocket steals their money. Conservatives know their base, and they are playing them like a violin. Want to give massive tax breaks and subsidies to billionaires? Distract your base by drumming up a fake controversy over gun control. Want to keep health care costs rising to make the rich even richer? BENGHAZI!@!!!!!!!!!111!!

In 200 years the children will be taught how farmers brought their Tomahawk missiles to the battle field and defeated evil Middle Eastern despots.One of the more interesting evolution of myths is the ride of Paul Revere. Ask most people what Paul Revere shouted as he made the ride and they will say, "The British are coming". That isn't true. He yelled, "The Regulars are coming". The colonists considered themselves to be British, not fighting a war against the British. It is no different than both the North and South calling themselves American during the Civil War.Also, the plight of indigenous Americans really does shoot a hole in the whole idea of needing to be armed in order to keep your government honest. Native Americans were armed, and yet they were still dispossessed of their land, rights, and heritage by the US Government.

Sadly, it is very real. The gunman appeared to have committed suicide before police were able to apprehend him. His name was Stephen Paddock. It doesn't appear to be a case of Islamic terrorism, although that doesn't really make things any better.NY Times has an article that provides a few more facts:
Multiple Weapons Found in Las Vegas Gunman’s Hotel Room - The New York Times

The most immediate calls will be to enforce the gun control laws already in the books. The shooter had been convicted of domestic abuse which should have prevented him from purchasing a fire arm to begin with. However, he was able to buy a gun from a local shop in 2016. His conviction occurred during his time in the Air Force and he did time in military prison, and it appears that the Air Force forget to enter his conviction into the correct database.Edited by Taq, : No reason given.Edited by Taq, : No reason given.