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**Sydrothcoathy** · 03-01-2010, 08:04 PM

195, the key question would be "why?".

So many people, when put to this, simply say "because it is my right" or "to protect myself" when both are not really applicable in todays society.

There were many things that were "rights" that were later amended. Simply pointing at the Constitution and saying "hey, it says so" is not 100% enough, especially without the reason it was originally written for.

I am not saying that guns should be banned. At least not in this argument, but I have never accepted "because" as a suitable answer for anything.

03-01-2010, 08:04 PM	#20
Sydrothcoathy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	195, the key question would be "why?". So many people, when put to this, simply say "because it is my right" or "to protect myself" when both are not really applicable in todays society. There were many things that were "rights" that were later amended. Simply pointing at the Constitution and saying "hey, it says so" is not 100% enough, especially without the reason it was originally written for. I am not saying that guns should be banned. At least not in this argument, but I have never accepted "because" as a suitable answer for anything.
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