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Yep...whenever you get enough people together, eventually you get into those lowest common denominator types who are best off locked in a zoo to throw their own feces than do it in society.

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Why is gun legislation so necessary? It certainly does nothing to curb crime, so what makes it so important? Like I said before, America's collective gun owners and I are far more determined to hold onto our firearms than the anti-gun forces are to restrict them, and our long political reach and memory can clearly be seen in the 1994 congressional elections and the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. Al Gore couldn't even win his own state due to his association with the pathetic "assault weapons" ban, even 6 years after the fact.

You seem aware that gun control is not the proper approach to reducing violence, but continue to support it to the detriment of what you consider you own political priorities, as far as I can tell out of spite as much as anything. All your doing is shooting yourself in the foot here, to use a rather appropriate metaphor, since there are millions of us out here who simply won't compromise on guns, and it's your priorities that will suffer.

number5 wrote another interpretation does indeed exist. Many believe that the term "people" in the 2nd amendment refers to people within the well regulated Militia, as in soldiers. It is very possible that the founding fathers had no desire whatsoever to see millions of Joe Shmo's running around with guns. [/quote]

Read the writings of Jefferson, or any of the founding fathers and you would know how wrong you are. Furthermore the Supreme Court disagreed with that opinion recently.
As far as the guy who thinks the constitution is a joke we can all just not give that statement any consideration or merit.

U.S. Code TITLE 10 > Subtitle A > PART I > CHAPTER 13 > § 311

§ 311. Militia: composition and classes

(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.

(b) The classes of the militia are—

(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and

(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.

The people are the militia, so either way, the people have a right to bear arms.

Let's just take a step back from the debate for a second and enjoy some bullets being shattered and shot through things at 1,000,000 frames per second.


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfDoQwIAaXg&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]



Physics guys will probably love this the most.

And now back to the show:

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. - A man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to be married, police said Friday.

"Right now everything points to a tragic accident," Police Chief Kevin Brunelle told The Associated Press, adding investigators were awaiting forensic results.

John Tabutt, 62, told investigators he got his gun when he thought he heard an intruder, then fired at a figure in the hallway, according to Brunelle. It was Tabutt's live-in fiancee, 62-year-old Nancy Dinsmore, who family members say he was going to marry Saturday. Tabutt told authorities he thought she was next to him in bed the whole time.
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A message left for a phone number listed for the house was not returned.

Brunelle said no charges have been filed against Tabutt, adding the information he provided has been verified and he appeared "very distraught."

Tabutt was "very concerned about her well-being," standing by while she was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, Brunelle added.

'They loved each other'
The couple planned to wed in a small ceremony Saturday at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Winter Springs, Dinsmore's son-in-law Scott Sposato, of Vero Beach, told the Orlando Sentinel.

"They loved each other," he said. "It was quite apparent."

Tabutt called 911 shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday, moaning and sobbing, the newspaper reported.

"I thought I had an intruder in the house," he told the emergency dispatcher. "Honest to God, she looks dead."

He then thought he heard her take a breath.

"Hang in there, Honey. Hang in there," he said.

Winter Springs is about 15 miles north of Orlando.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33251920/ns ... ?GT1=43001

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What's your point? Accidents happen, and they may be tragic when they occur, but they certainly don't warrant further restrictions on law abiding citizens. This is on exactly the same level as using fear of terrorism as an excuse to trample civil liberties, scare tactics.