I care more about kids than I care about guns. That's why I believe in the 2nd Amendment. It helps prevent a takeover of our society from a totalitarian government, and harm to millions of children (and their parents). This has happened so many times in the past. Millions of children, even used in medical experiments. Don't you care about them? Can't you learn from the past, and so help prevent this in the future?

Nobody wants kids shot up in schools. But that is a price we have to pay to help ensure that our kids will have a good world to live in for their future. I don't like having to admit that humanity needs an insurance policy like the 2nd Amendment in order to maximize happiness, but I'm afraid that it does.

Dry your tears, and have some Kleenex on hand for the next shooting. But consider that these children were sacrificed for the betterment of all the other children who will grow up in a society that possesses the ultimate check on an overbearing -- and evil -- government. Their deaths might have allowed millions or even billions to live in harmony. Their deaths were not in vain, as they died for a good and noble cause. With this, they should be referred to as heroes, and not victims. I, at least, shall honor them as such.

The concept of high-capacity repeating firearms existed during the times of The Founders (see attached image). I don't care how functional the Puckle Gun was, the idea still existed even back then, and a few decades after the Puckle Gun was invented there was an idea for repeat-fire muskets as well. Your argument is pointless and baseless. On the flip side, in regards to the First Amendment back in the 1700's there were only quill pens and paper, so how about we restrict free speech to just those and get rid of the internet and social media and computers etc? See how that works? The door swings both ways, and it cracks me up to no end whenever I hear non-Americans criticize or question US laws or our Constitution.

You are absolutely correct.

They probably never envisioned the internet either. Should we ban speech there since the 1st want intended that way?

Your premise is just an opinion. Bearing arms has to do with liberty to protect yourself, even from government. They did have cannons and some versions of high capacity rifles so they knew exactly what they were doing!