I appreciate the response. To be clear I don't think we should eliminate
the 2nd Amendment. First off, from a logical/logistical standpoint it's virtually impossible. Beyond that I acknowledge that there are responsible gun owners, people who use them to hunt, etc. I don't think we should get rid of guns entirely and even if I did I don't think it could be done.
And while I agree on the spirit of the 2nd Amendment, I also feel like the founding fathers never envisioned guns being as prevalent and lethal as they have become but I realize that's just my personal view. We don't have freedom and democracy because of guns. We have it because of people willing to uphold the laws and values that our country was founded on. Put another way, we can lose our freedoms with or without the 2nd Amendment. Guns don't keep us free. The unwillingness to support tyrannical regimes keeps us free. There are plenty of countries that have freedom without the guns and gun violence that we have here.
That's why I think we could do more to address gun violence in our country. I think it's enough of an issue to where a holistic approach needs to be taken. And that includes looking at gun control, what is feasible, what's not. I think another big part of it is mental illness and how we treat that as a society.
You are right that we will never legislate violence and hatred out of any society. But that doesn't mean we can't do more to prevent it. I just wish we could agree on how to make that happen.
I appreciate the response. And as I said below, even though I didn't know much about Charlie Kirk and I likely would disagree with pretty much everything he believed, he was a human being with a family and friends and loved ones and he did not deserve to die. I wish more people would remember that in this and other situations.
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