"I understand the Second Amendment. I respect the Second Amendment. I think we need to use common sense tools to keep the American people safe, to keep our streets safe." Eric Holder

The First Amendment to the US Bill of Rights guarantees freedom of speech - and we exercise it. However it has limits. You can't libel someone, you can't yell "fire" in a theatre. We respect those limits because they protect the innocent. Exactly where the limits are is an interpretation of the courts. Reasonable people accept that legal process. The Second Amendment guarantees the public the right to bear arms. It also has limits. One can't own a bazooka, or a side-winder missile. Where those limits are, should also be a rendering of the court. However whenever a reasonable person suggests an examination of those limits ( who can own an AK-15 or the size of a ammunition magazine clip) they are characterized as trying to get rid of the Second Amendment entirely. Such hyperbole by the opposition of such an examination undermines their credibility and shows the weakness of their position. No one is wanting to eliminate the Second Amendment - only to reach a limit where fewer innocent people get killed.

© 2015 Lester C. Welch