[Blue Collar Christian]

Who is to set the standard for rational?

This is mostly a two part problem:

1. Known criminals are released from jail too soon.

2. The 2nd Amendment provides protection to the individual(unless you are a fan of the 9th District Court)for the right to keep and bear arms.

If you were to reverse either one of these statements, which would be most effective in preventing the use of firearms for crime?

Is this supposed to be a free country, or a controlled populace. Freedom suffers everytime Big Brother oversees another part of the individual's life. If the regulaion of gun sales is "not unreasonable" (your words)yet inaffective, ("I doubt it"(your words again)), why do you choose to support it?

If I was to set the standard for rational, YOU would not legally own guns.

[RogueIsland]

This is mostly a two part problem:

1. Known criminals are released from jail too soon.

2. The 2nd Amendment provides protection to the individual(unless you are a fan of the 9th District Court)for the right to keep and bear arms.

3. The concept of "felony" has been stretched to the the point where almost anyone, if put under enough scrutiny by the authorities, can be classified as a "felon".