The Supreme Court of the United States cited the attitudes of the founders when ruling against strict federal gun control. But at the time the Constitution was written, gunfire technology was not what it is today.
High velocity automatic rifles such as the AR 15 did not exist. Even pistols capable of holding six rounds of ammunition did not exist until Mr. Colt invented the revolver some 50 years later.
As for government licensing, that didn't happen either. Doctors, lawyers, real estate agents and others in skilled professions, including truck drivers and plumbers, are some examples.
So to claim that guns should not be subject to licensing misses the point. There is a need to regulate firearms, just as there is a need to regulate other things in life. Otherwise, we would live in chaos.
High velocity automatic rifles such as the AR 15 did not exist. Even pistols capable of holding six rounds of ammunition did not exist until Mr. Colt invented the revolver some 50 years later.
As for government licensing, that didn't happen either. Doctors, lawyers, real estate agents and others in skilled professions, including truck drivers and plumbers, are some examples.
So to claim that guns should not be subject to licensing misses the point. There is a need to regulate firearms, just as there is a need to regulate other things in life. Otherwise, we would live in chaos.
Reality check: We already do.
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