"F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 1/19/14, 9:31 AM, amdx wrote:
On 1/18/2014 4:20 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 15:38:19 -0600, Boating All Out
wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 10:20:37 -0600, Boating All Out
wrote:

In article ,
says...


I wonder...could that be due to the population increase over the
past 40 years coupled with the
source of the increase? The number of small arms either
manufactured or imported during the past 25
years has gone from about 3.7 million to 8.7 million. I suppose
DHS accounts for a bunch, but it has
only about 230,000 employees. Even giving each of them a couple
guns doesn't account for the growth.

The handgun chart is really weird, showing 5% gains and drops in
household possession in two year
periods.

http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/co..._with_handguns


You can't get accurate stats on guns. Violates the 2nd.

In what way?

Unless guns are universally registered, it's just guessing.
Do you think universal registration violates the 2nd?
I have no opinion on that. You might have an opinion.
But the reason for lack of registration is the 2nd.
In any case, statistics on ownership are garbage.

I don't think universal registration, in and of itself, violates the 2nd.


I do think that universal registration makes universal confiscation
much more feasible.

I think that's what make it violate the 2nd .
The founders gave us the right to gun ownership so we would be able to
fight oppressive government. If you give THAT government the ability to
confiscate those guns, the 2nd is not in effect.
Mikek

My thread has drifted!





What the founders did with the Second Amendment was express their disdain
for a standing army, and it was an outgrowth of the Brits housing
uniformed troops in the homes of the colonists. What they created was a
mechanism for a trained and armed citizen militia that could easily be
organized when necessary. That trained and armed militia these days might
be the National Guard. It certainly isn't the untrained, undisciplined
rabble of firearms owners.

The concept of individuals here successfully pursuing a military action
against local, state, or national government is laughable, at best.

The Founding Fathers had everyone in the militia until the ripe old age of
40. Senior citizens of that time. Had nada to do with housing troops.
They used their personal firearms until they could get more. And if you do
not think the gun possessors of the USA could not win a war against the
armed forces you are drastically mistaken! WW1 was kicked off by a lone
gunman. How many of the US military will support the government against
the people? Look at what is happening and has happened in countries where
we do not have a will to win. Viet Nam, Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan.