To the editor: Concerning Bob Ladendorf’s latest letter to the editor, the 2nd Modification is simply nice as written (“Letters to the Editor: The patchwork of gun legal guidelines throughout the US ‘endangers us all,’” Jan. 9). However why is it that folk (and the Supreme Courtroom) proceed to disregard what the 2nd Modification to the Structure truly says?
It doesn’t simply say “the suitable of the folks to maintain and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” What it says, in full, is that, “A nicely regulated Militia, being essential to the safety of a free State, the suitable of the folks to maintain and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
So why did the patriots who wrote our Structure embody these first 13 phrases? Although there’s been loads of debate over this (together with within the aforementioned Supreme Courtroom), your English instructor would possibly inform you these first phrases are what can be known as a qualifying clause or situation. And spot that the phrase “regulated” is contained in these phrases.
And nonetheless, some of us select to disregard these first 13 phrases and are vehemently against any gun regulation by any means. A number of polls point out that almost all of Americans consider that our nation ought to have extra regulation on weapons. But, considered one of our main political events chooses to comply with the desires of the Nationwide Rifle Assn. over the desires of the vast majority of Americans. A number of Individuals die due to this, even very younger youngsters.
There may be nothing mistaken with the 2nd Modification as written. However when are all of us going to abide by the whole 2nd Modification?
Craig Peterson, Santa Monica
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To the editor: I want to reply to the 2 anti-2nd Modification letters to the editor within the Jan. 11 concern.
There must be a cease to the fixed assaults on the 2nd Modification particular person proper of the law-abiding citizen to maintain and bear arms for lawful functions, as upheld by the US Supreme Courtroom in various completely different circumstances.
There additionally must be a cease to the bigoted assaults on law-abiding residents who’re gun homeowners or who want to grow to be gun homeowners, and the organizations that assist them.
As a counter-balance, every state must be required to maintain correct statistics on crimes prevented by armed, law-abiding residents. The federal authorities ought to publish the statistics every year.
David R. Russell, Santa Monica
