Second Amendment

 "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

The  second amendment is usually referenced when there is any debate on gun control. This law was passed so the colonists would be able to protect their farms and villages yet is used to rationalize the attempts to legalize fully automatic weapons. The Framers could never have imagined the types of weaponry we would have today and thus we must place limits on the types of weaponry the average citizen is allowed to posses. It would be horribly irresponsible for the average household to contain weapons like AK-47s and RPGs yet hunting rifles and pistols have a rational purpose. Some would argue that any gun can be used to kill someone so either they should all be legal or illegal. I however, find it pretty ineffective and ridiculous to deal in such absolutes. I would argue instead that the weapons intent is more relevant than its capabilities. A hunting rifle is designed to kill an animal for food (or unfortunately for sport), an AK-47 is designed to kill people. I would thus draw the line between guns with an appropriate purpose an inappropriate, even dangerous purpose. The video below elaborates on the difficulties that occur with translating the Constitution for modern purposes in a quite comical way.





















This next video is of a crazy gun nut who protests Obama alongside his rifle.