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Meh. Doesn't load in either I.E. or Firefox so I'm just going to use a boilerplate gun control opinion.

The founding fathers wrote the second amendment at a time when military grade weapons were muzzle-loaded single shot affairs that took 15 seconds (at best) to re-load after firing.

They couldn't comprehend two things:

1) Cheap pistols with 15 to 18 round capacities.

2) Governments with chemical and biological weapons.

The idea that a free people need small arms to defend themselves against a government with chemical and biological weapons along with a willingness to use them (2001 anthrax attacks anyone?) is patently ridiculous.

Now I'll grant you, small arms are better than nothing, but in the face of an armed rebellion a government is going to pull out all the stops and an armed civilian population stands no chance.

That being said, I'm still going to the gun show tomorrow.