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<blockquote data-quote="Fantine" data-source="post: 75935753" data-attributes="member: 114159"><p>I saw this quote yesterday. Chief Justice Burger served on the Supreme Court from 1969-86, and just seeing this meme made me realize how much our nation's interpretation of the Second Amendment has deteriorated in my lifetime. I agree completely with Justice Burger.</p><p></p><p>When I express my beliefs about the Second Amendment, its proponents almost uniformly treat my comments with pugnacious outrage, derision, aggression, and hostility. That concerns me, because it shows me how tempermentally unsuited these people are to be carrying guns. These individuals who confront me are bullies, plain and simple, rendered more dangerous because they are armed bullies.</p><p></p><p>Police officers are professionally trained (and I support additional training). As an added check and balance, many of them now wear body cameras. We want them to be a "well-regulated" militia.</p><p></p><p>If you carry a gun I think you have to realize that in split-second decisions a policeman may interpret your actions differently from what you want. Hopefully that would make you more prudent and less confrontational. The police officer will be wearing a camera--so he will probably be more cautious.</p><p></p><p>Anyone who cannot control his emotions should not be trusted with a weapon.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]298658[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fantine, post: 75935753, member: 114159"] I saw this quote yesterday. Chief Justice Burger served on the Supreme Court from 1969-86, and just seeing this meme made me realize how much our nation's interpretation of the Second Amendment has deteriorated in my lifetime. I agree completely with Justice Burger. When I express my beliefs about the Second Amendment, its proponents almost uniformly treat my comments with pugnacious outrage, derision, aggression, and hostility. That concerns me, because it shows me how tempermentally unsuited these people are to be carrying guns. These individuals who confront me are bullies, plain and simple, rendered more dangerous because they are armed bullies. Police officers are professionally trained (and I support additional training). As an added check and balance, many of them now wear body cameras. We want them to be a "well-regulated" militia. If you carry a gun I think you have to realize that in split-second decisions a policeman may interpret your actions differently from what you want. Hopefully that would make you more prudent and less confrontational. The police officer will be wearing a camera--so he will probably be more cautious. Anyone who cannot control his emotions should not be trusted with a weapon. [ATTACH=full]298658[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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