| 1. | There may be a reason to keep the 2nd Amendment. A common response -- as soon as you repeal it, you'll get concentration camps. I'm not sure I agree. I've never owned a gun in my life, and I'm not in a concentration camp. My parents and grandparents didn't own guns either, and they were all refugees from real fascists with real concentration camps. |
| 2. | When I was in New Orleans as a college student many of my roommates had guns. I didn't feel safer with them around, in fact once one of my roommates threatened me with his gun. We didn't need guns to protect us from criminals or oppressive police. I also think having guns in a house gives people extra power we might not want them to have. |
| 3. | Some point out that gun control wouldn't stop people from making bombs. I don't know about that. Airport security has stopped hijacking. Occasionally airliners are bombed out of the sky, but they have new techniques that spot bomb residue on luggage. |
| 4. | On the other hand, I didn't hear from anyone who agreed with repealing the 2nd Amendment, and until there's a will to speak out against universal gun ownership rights the law won't change, so let's move on. |