Slightly off the topic, shortly after his 18th birthday this month, the school shooter in Texas bought two assault rifles and 375 rounds of ammunition. He could just walk in the store and bought them without being required to get a license.
I wish someone in America could give me one good reason why an 18-year-old, or any ordinary citizen for that matter, would need to buy an assault rifle.

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Please don't point out relevant facts such as this to your local Rethuglican: it hurts their ugly little brains and they might turn nasty on you.

I have made this same argument in the past, but it basically comes down to the point that any blame can’t go to a weapon, only the individual. Fair enough. But, to that I suggest that we fast-forward a couple of centuries and ask ourselves: do we want any and every individual to have access to hand phasers and photon torpedos?

The Second Amendment was written at a time when the citizen (i.e., white landowner) would be called upon at any time to defend the state as a member of a “well-regulated militia.” On the frontier of postcolonial America, a firearm was a necessity for hunting game, as a defense against wild carnivorous animals and, not to mention, those ‘pesky’ Native Americans who objected to their land being grabbed.

I find it rather ironic that the so-called Constitutional originalists can’t apply the same standard (in terms of firepower at the time of the debate and authorship) when interpreting the so-called intent of the Framers.

Ask yourself: Can there be any doubt that the Founding Fathers would be aghast at what we see on the news every day? Behavior that is protected by the very amendment they wrote to secure our new nation against external threat?

When the first amendment was written, it was also standard practice to let wealthy citizens own warships and use them against enemies of the state or pirates.

The AR 15 should not be allowed for civilian purposes. No civilian needs a gun like this. It was created to kill humans very quickly in WAR by SOLDIERS.