In modern America, the Bill of Rights along with ( i think) the other 13-15 amendments i believe are too vague, especially the Bill of Rights. The wording seems too outdated, and the translated meanings generalized...
should the Bill of Rights be rewritten to set much more clear standards??
and another, using the Amendments to protect against felony. So does the Constitution/Bill of Rights overrule everything that is the US justice system???
You're missing my arguement. The idea behind the right to bear arms was to protect from an external threat that could quite literally take your home away from you. America was, quite literally, nothing to be reckoned with until after the first world war, and even then the Brits possibly had the advatage if not the incentive. It was until Post WWII that America became the super power it is today. Furthermore America was founded during a state of war. Sure they had a little peace but it was an unstable one. Like a cease fire. Taking history into account (which so many of you choose to ignore America's humble beginnings) you can clearly see why people should have the right to bear arms. However in today's world this is no longer the case, thus the purpose has been outlived.
making it illegal would make it not impossible, but much harder to obtain, therefore less people own them, it's simple logic
I'm probably going to stop following this thread but I think it's worth noting illegalizing alcoholic drinks didn't work too well in the Americas. It created a popular new market for gangs and people actually consumed per capita more alcohol after the start of the prohibition than before. Different issue but it goes to show flat out illegalizing an item doesn't help as much as you'd hope.
You're missing my arguement. The idea behind the right to bear arms was to protect from an external threat that could quite literally take your home away from you. America was, quite literally, nothing to be reckoned with until after the first world war, and even then the Brits possibly had the advatage if not the incentive. It was until Post WWII that America became the super power it is today. Furthermore America was founded during a state of war. Sure they had a little peace but it was an unstable one. Like a cease fire. Taking history into account (which so many of you choose to ignore America's humble beginnings) you can clearly see why people should have the right to bear arms. However in today's world this is no longer the case, thus the purpose has been outlived.
Wrong the purpose has not been outlived we simply do not need it in the same way we did.
And yet you continue in the same manner! There is no purpose to this anymore in the original terms of it's founding! Jesus Christ...
We still need guns to defend ourselves and I am always wary of corruption in my government that may someday require me to take action using guns. Sure that possibility is slim at best but it doesn't hurt to be prepared for it regardless.
Boring conversation is boring, you can think what you want, my opinion is in, I'm out, enjoy your rapidly increasing gun crime America, having fun here in Britain without it Peace.
Boring conversation is boring, you can think what you want, my opinion is in, I'm out, enjoy your rapidly increasing gun crime America, having fun here in Britain without it Peace.
Okay see ya I'll just be here in America enjoying my freedom.
Okay I think we have all exausted ourselves on gun control and should probably go back to the original topic.
No, really!? I tried getting us back on topic, yet you people dragged on with your excessive circle arguments.
We are not here to discuss whether gun control is reasonable or not. We are here to discuss the vagueness and flexibility of the Constitution, no? Whoops! I already said the answer. If the Framers really wanted to make the Constitution to-the-word, then how would it have time to nurture and grow? How would it evolve over the years? See, these people are smart; you should give them some credit. They realized that maybe, just maybe, slavery and women's rights would be granted in the near future.
By producing the flexibility and vagueness of the Constitution to where it is near ambiguous, we were able to come together as a nation. We use the flexibility to produce federal and state laws for the times. We use the flexibility to see which ideas were great and which ones were not. If we didn't have the flexibility of the Constitution, we wouldn't be this wonderful nation that we are today.
No, really!? I tried getting us back on topic, yet you people dragged on with your excessive circle arguments.
Sorry.
We are not here to discuss whether gun control is reasonable or not. We are here to discuss the vagueness and flexibility of the Constitution, no? Whoops! I already said the answer. If the Framers really wanted to make the Constitution to-the-word, then how would it have time to nurture and grow? How would it evolve over the years? See, these people are smart; you should give them some credit. They realized that maybe, just maybe, slavery and women's rights would be granted in the near future.
I agree.
By producing the flexibility and vagueness of the Constitution to where it is near ambiguous, we were able to come together as a nation. We use the flexibility to produce federal and state laws for the times. We use the flexibility to see which ideas were great and which ones were not. If we didn't have the flexibility of the Constitution, we wouldn't be this wonderful nation that we are today.
pretty much sums it up