Comments on: Virginia Tech – or, Why the 2nd Amendment Still Matters http://www.derekmooney.com/2007/04/virginia-tech-or-why-the-2nd-amendment-still-matters/ derekmooney.com Sat, 08 May 2010 19:25:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Derek http://www.derekmooney.com/2007/04/virginia-tech-or-why-the-2nd-amendment-still-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Derek Wed, 30 May 2007 15:27:00 +0000 http://localhost/?p=133#comment-112 Two problems with that:<br/><br/>1) There's this little thing called the right to bear arms. Part of the bill of rights. It was put there for good reasons. Would you care to explain why it should not have been added?<br/><br/>The most important reason why it was added to the bill of rights is because the people are sovereign, not the government. Without the right to keep and bear arms, there is no protection against government tyranny.<br/><br/>2) If you ban all guns, do you seriously think that criminals would not still be able to obtain them? Two problems with that:

1) There’s this little thing called the right to bear arms. Part of the bill of rights. It was put there for good reasons. Would you care to explain why it should not have been added?

The most important reason why it was added to the bill of rights is because the people are sovereign, not the government. Without the right to keep and bear arms, there is no protection against government tyranny.

2) If you ban all guns, do you seriously think that criminals would not still be able to obtain them?

]]> By: josh http://www.derekmooney.com/2007/04/virginia-tech-or-why-the-2nd-amendment-still-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-111 josh Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:15:00 +0000 http://localhost/?p=133#comment-111 but if there was a gun ban to begin with there would never been a gun to initiate the conflict.<br/><br/>gun ban = no guns. <br/><br/>therefore no initial shooting that would necessitate everyone else needing guns to protect themselves. but if there was a gun ban to begin with there would never been a gun to initiate the conflict.

gun ban = no guns.

therefore no initial shooting that would necessitate everyone else needing guns to protect themselves.

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