The second amendment to the American constitution gives citizens the right to bear arms. Gun-lovers cling to this with a tenacity that is as inexplicable as it is disturbing.
The Second Amendment was adopted in 1791 when slavery was a reality. Those were very different times and owning guns perhaps made sense at the time. In any case, what earthly reason could private citizens have for owning automatic weapons?
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