General Discussion

To my mind, I don't need a gun. But, I seriously doubt that in the 1700s, you could have a found a group of people who would have thought it a bad idea to have a gun for any number of reasons.

Pro-gun and Anti-gun people do this thing where they try to "out think" the opposition on what the founders were thinking. I usually don't bother. Because life in general was different in the 1700s.

But, if I had to give some thought to this, I'd have to say. I doubt seriously you could have found a person during that time who didn't think a gun was not only useful but necessary. For hunting, protection, and survival against a government not necessarily trusted at that time.

We need sensible gun control. I don't live an area where I feel compelled to own a gun. But, I recognize that there are people who do. Guns aren't a part of some hobby that I participate in. But, I realize there are people who do participate in hobbies that involve guns. Guns are used in horrible crimes. I hate that. But, I know most gun owners do not commit gun crimes. I have neighbors that own guns.

I think the best way to get sensible gun control legislation is to sit down with gun owners (apart from the politicians who use us for their own gain), and come up with solutions.