It doesn't take too much imagination to visualize a group of 4 or 5 thugs terrorizing a neighborhood, and your house is next. You step out on the porch with a 38 special or an AR-15. Which gun do you think will scatter the thugs better?
I bought my Bushmaster for 2 reasons--1, the Clintons said I shouldn't have one (that was enough reason alone) and 2, it inspires a great fear factor in the criminal mind.
BTW, since you believe in a Living Constitution, would you play me a game of high-stakes poker using "Living Rules"? (I get to play the liberal courts)
You are using too much logic for this person. The Constiution is a contract.
But perhaps this guy is an attorney. Contracts don't mean that much to them.