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Politics : Libertarian Discussion Forum
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To: The Philosopher who wrote (4000)8/13/2000 5:07:52 AM
From: William Marsh  Read Replies (2) of 13060
 
The right to bear arms in the constitution is there in the service of a well regulated militia. All citizens can serve in the militia, thereby limiting the need for and power of any professional military class which could be used as a tool to subvert the republic.

Regulating the militia is a government function.

The constitution does not establish a right of private ownership of arms, nor does it contemplate any sort of arms control. So few people had arms in those days, and there destructive power was so limited, that the issue didn't arise.

Clearly, we have to limit the private ownership of arms. Do we want neighbors with anthrax bombs or tactical nuclear weapons? or even armoured assault vehicles? So what policies do we adopt? Why not take an empirical approach: Which democratic, free economy countries have the lowest levels of violence and death by violence and what policies do they enforce?

Seems simple enough.
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