On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 20:37:35 GMT, (Joe Ellis)
wrote:

In article , Svend Tang-Petersen
wrote:

Why do you need a semi or full automatic gun to go hunting ? Are you a
bad shot or just too lazy to reload ?

When was the last time you READ the Second Amendment?

Actually I just read it today. It said nothing about hunting or even
about individual ownership. I'm all for an amendment that would
guarantee hunters and others the right to own arms. But the 2nd
Amendment is not about that. Its about the need to keep military power
out of the hands of a standing army and in the hands of well regulated
citizen militias. You doubt me? Show me one court case that interprets
the 2nd Amendment as the right of individuals to keep and own firearms
for personal use. I can show you many that say that it doesn't. All
the way up to the Supreme Court. The NRA has let all gun owners down
by not pushing for a Constitutional amendment to guarantee that right
but they'd rather play right-wing-spin-politics than do something
meaningful.


g.c.