Why the 2nd Amendment may no longer be revelent to the Federal Government

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The M4 carbine (the musket of our day) may not be available to the vast majority of private citizens, but it should be. That would be directly within the intent of the second amendment.

Semi-auto versions of the M4 are available to most private citizens. Indeed, that is what the current controversy over school shootings is centered on.

The same as M9's, M14's, M1's, M1 carbines, M2 carbines, SAW's, M60's, 870's, 590's, etc., etc., etc... all either ARE or SHOULD be. The NFA was a travesty, and should have never happened. It needs abolished. The Federal .gov's denying us of our inalienable rights does not make them less relevant. It makes the .gov despotic.

Clearly, many people view such restrictions as reasonable, not despotic.

The DOD does provide training to it's members, but it does not assist "the people" as a whole in acquiring that competency. Further evidence of our being denied the chance by the government. They could equip and train us like the Swiss, or simply stop infringing on our rights.

Yeah, they could...but they won't.

Lest people think I'm unreasonable and insisting on a 2nd Amnd. right to nuclear warheads, I would be amenable to possible NFA type restrictions on crew served weapons and above, as they do not normally comprise "individual" weapons.

Trouble is, the 2A does not distinguish between individual and crew served weapons, or conventional and nuclear arms.

I seriously doubt George Washington would have taken issue with my possessing a 6 pounder.... If anything, that's where the debate should lie in reference to protected arms possession. Should "Variable" have a "right" possess an 81mm mortar? A 155mm howitzer? I'd vote for allowing it (LOL), but I'm not sure it'd be a "right". That's where our debate should be.

I disagree. That would not solve the problem of mass shootings, which have been increasing in frequency and number of victims. The only way I can think of that might put a brake on such incidents is to apply the NFA to all selfloading firearms. I once read that there has been only a single instance of a legally possessed NFA weapon having been used in a crime. If true, that's an extremely good record.