Purpose & Intent

My last blog post was just a notification to let you all know I’m back and would be posting another entry with my core topic and my opinion on the matter. It seems I have received a few replies already and the replies once again lead away from what I want to get across. Yes, I feel mental and social issues tie into gun violence, but I do not think it should hinder our citizens’ 2A rights or obscure the purpose or intent of the 2A.  I missed a big week last week in trying to narrow my topic even more and convey my opinion.  With our class coming to an end and my blogs assignment timeline dwindling, I am going to have to wrap this up very quickly and hope that I have expressed my thoughts clearly enough for everyone to understand.

The video clip above is footage from a public forum that was hosted by a group called “New Trier Democrats.”  This “Guns and Public Safety Forum” took place in Glenview, Illinois on January 20th, 2013.  Presenters of the presentation argued that the Second Amendment may no longer be needed today. Although the footage is from well over a year ago, I believe the topic at hand is still being argued to this very day. 

The attendees in the video are engaged in a fiery debate with the host of this forum and much of the video has people talking over one another but for the most part you can still make out the statements and questions and answers discussed.  A panelist by the name of Lee Goodman, of the Stop Concealed Carry Coalition, is seen in the video asking his core question and making a statement to his question immediately after. In the video Goodman states “What were the reasons for the second amendment at the time it was adopted, and I said it doesn’t matter what their reasons are, what matters is whether or not it is relevant today? That’s the answer to you people.” An attendee and military veteran by the name of Kevin Tully responds to Goodman’s remarks by stating “The threat of tyranny, today, is no less than at the turn of the century in 1900, in 1800, or in 1700.”

Is the 2A relevant today?