"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."

One must remember that the people were the militia back then, too. Everybody was involved, not just those who "signed up."

Master and i have had and will have guns again. Master and i believe in this right. Sure, regulate it, monitor it, make people wait three days to buy a gun, whatever...

Criminals can go and get guns on the streets, under the radar. They have their militia, in a sense...which makes me, law abiding, gun-toting citizen a part of a militia too...and our shores are protected by the folks in uniform who are spread around the globe, rather than being here to do said protecting.

i gotta say this...i'm too small to fire a rifle or shotgun. The fly right out of my hands and hit the dirt..the deathgrip i have on these guns means nothing, and this creates a danger to anyone who is nearby. i can fire a lil .22 pistol just fine. It woulod do me absolutely no good to have a rifle or shotgun, i must have something with a short barrel.

Train us up and license us and make sure that we are all able to clean, keep, and handle with respect, our very own firearms. Teach us to respect the power and danger that we wield when we hold a gun, but don't make us unable to protect ourselves when the police put us on hold.

...and as Chris Rock says, charge $5000 for each bullet.