Florida man kills his daughter and her six children

[vienna]

[QUOTE=Tribesman;2244643]yeah, maybe there should be some sort of regulation to try andhelp prevent that...QUOTE]


Regulation? Not a bad word; it's even in the Constitution, in that 2nd Amendment thing. Actually, the Founding Fathers seemingly found it necessary to make the word "well-regulated". Odd, of all the rights listed in the Bill Of Rights, this is the only Amendment in which any reference of 'regulation', "well-" or otherwise is mentioned. Maybe they didn't feel comfortable with the idea of an unbridled right in regards to this issue...


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[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by vienna

Regulation? Not a bad word; it's even in the Constitution, in that 2nd Amendment thing. Actually, the Founding Fathers seemingly found it necessary to make the word "well-regulated". Odd, of all the rights listed in the Bill Of Rights, this is the only Amendment in which any reference of 'regulation', "well-" or otherwise is mentioned. Maybe they didn't feel comfortable with the idea of an unbridled right in regards to this issue...

Actually the concept of "well-regulated" was that every able-bodied male would have a long gun, would drill with it regularly within the militia context, and be available to take his place in the front lines if necessary. That said, all rights were considered to belong to the people, and none to the government.
http://www.guncite.com/gc2ndpur.html

The first link in the article, 'Well-Regulated', leads to a good examination of that phrase and its meanings.

[August]

Knowing how to safely and accurately operate a firearm is the most basic of soldierly skills.