There is one way to interpret the Constitution - by looking up the quotes of the founding fathers (the authors of the document) that relate to and explain their own reasoning behind the 2nd Amendment.Now, there are at least two ways to read the Constitution - or any document. — tim wood
Less guns in schools actually is one of the problems. Gun-free zones are where these kinds of attacks take place, which is why you have to wait for the police (more guns) to show up to handle the problem.If I were still in teaching and some arsehole told me to carry a gun, I'd tell them where to stick it. Militarising schools is not the solution to gun violence, less guns is. Someone please tell the children who run America that. — Baden
I don't see you arguing for less guns in banks. Has there ever been a problem there? — Harry Hindu
To further the understanding of the underlying root causes of these events, and to confirm whether or not contagion truly plays a role, an official comprehensive detailed, accurate, and publicly available federal database of incidents of all mass killings and school shootings in the US is necessary. A database that includes, at a minimum, details on the background events, mental health status and access to mental health treatment of the perpetrators, exactly what kinds of weapons were used, where the perpetrators obtained their weapons, and whether they did so legally or illegally. Several studies of firearm violence over the past decade have pointed out the need for such a database (see, for instance, References [46, 47]). For the time being, while waiting for such a database to become available, studies such as this must use what data are available, paying attention to cross-checks of the robustness of the modeling methodology to potential biases, as we have attempted to do here.
Studies into the prevention of such tragedies are also hampered by the freeze on federal funding for research into gun violence in the United States, put in place by Congress in 1997 [48, 49]. In January, 2013, President Obama issued a presidential memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to resume studies into firearm violence. However, at the time of this writing in September 2014, the majority of members of Congress have vowed to continue to block allocation of federal funding to the studies. In the near term it thus appears that federal legislation will not be put forward to address the need for the documentation and detailed study of such events.
Studies into the prevention of such tragedies are also hampered by the freeze on federal funding for research into gun violence in the United States, put in place by Congress in 1997 [48, 49]. In January, 2013, President Obama issued a presidential memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to resume studies into firearm violence. However, at the time of this writing in September 2014, the majority of members of Congress have vowed to continue to block allocation of federal funding to the studies.
The amendment was introduced after lobbying by the National Rifle Association
Dickey has since said that he regrets his role in stopping the CDC from researching gun violence, saying he simply didn't want to "let any of those dollars go to gun control advocacy."
If you attend your own words and thoughts, you will hear (read), "By quoting court documents." Exactly, the amendment doesn't grant the right; the court argument finds and grants it. Based not on the amendment - the law - but on other documents that are, finally, mere opinion. Please keep in mind that my ax, that I'm grinding, is that the 2d amendment, itself, doesn't say, concede, or grant what some people want and argue it does. The proof is in the reading. I don't know if you're familiar withMadison's Notes...., but they make clear that the text of the constitution was the result of deliberation, debate, and in places, compromise. No part of it is an accident or flight of fancy or poetry calling for interpretation. What it calls for first is understanding - exegesis, not so simple. Interpretation, meaning how does it apply 220 years later, is a different problem.I have provided the reason, by quoting court documents, as to why the Amendment grants an individual, and not a collective, right to own and bear arms. — Thorongil
Israel said that Deputy Scott Peterson was outside of the building during the time of the shooting. According to Israel, video evidence suggested that Peterson remained outside for four minutes. The entire mass shooting lasted an estimated six minutes, Israel said.
"Scott Peterson was absolutely on campus through this entire event," Israel said. "He was armed, he was in uniform.
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