AntV
21 Jul 2011
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]
I don't think America has ever taught that guns are a necessity. What we have always been taught is that the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution guarantees us the right to bear arms. That's quite a large difference, pip.
The US Constitution was written about 200 years after Europeans began colonizing the North American continent. It was the Constitution that made it a right. And, it was made a right for several reasons, one being to arm the population to fend off any government strong-arming and another was the ability to protect and preserve individual life and property. Although I do not own a gun, I strongly believe that gun ownership is as valid today as it was for the colonists and revolutionaries.
I'm sure there are Poles who disagree.
Poland certainly is a civilized society. Are you inferring that the US isn't a civilized society, pip?
America has been taught that guns are a necessity
I don't think America has ever taught that guns are a necessity. What we have always been taught is that the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution guarantees us the right to bear arms. That's quite a large difference, pip.
This right stems from the beginning of colonization and is no longer valid.
The US Constitution was written about 200 years after Europeans began colonizing the North American continent. It was the Constitution that made it a right. And, it was made a right for several reasons, one being to arm the population to fend off any government strong-arming and another was the ability to protect and preserve individual life and property. Although I do not own a gun, I strongly believe that gun ownership is as valid today as it was for the colonists and revolutionaries.
Nobody needs a gun here.
I'm sure there are Poles who disagree.
The fact is Poland doesn't need guns because they are a civilized society.
Poland certainly is a civilized society. Are you inferring that the US isn't a civilized society, pip?