On 7/17/2011 4:25 PM, Pete C. wrote:

>
> When the second amendment
> was written it wasn't about "sporting" guns, or antique guns, it was
> about guns that were the then state of the art and defensive use was
> very much what was being considered.
>



No, it was about being able to arm a MILITIA after the Revolution, but
you gun folk always leave that part out. It was never about a citizen
being able to walk down the street and blow someone's head off because
he felt vulnerable (or being given a bad deal by his drug dealer.)

gloria p