Dear Oxboggle,

Did you ever ask yourself why the second amendment was placed into the Constutition? I guess some thinks it has something to do with hunting, but guess what, it has nothing to do with hunting.

It has to do with the right of the people to have arms to protect themselves against an unjust government. You do this thru acts of violance, it is how our country became free, and has remained free thru the years.

It is not a threat of violance to say to somebody, if you refuse to accept the laws of this land, then I will resort to violance to inforce them. This is the only time violance is acceptable, is in the defense of freedom.

The cost of freedom is not the written word it is the willingness to fight and die for it, and you need to think about this, and think about it hard, as some day soon this may be a question for you.

If you want to look at a case where we have taken away freedoms look at Dred Scott, this is clasic case where the court took away our freedoms, and were force to commit acts of violance to get them back.

So yes, if people are not going to follow the law, then we have not only a right but duty to force them to comply, and if this causes a slapping that is a small price to pay for such a great nation.

God Bless You