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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1072723" data-attributes="member: 14668">Ideally, the 2nd Amendment would be updated and written in such a manner as to enumerate the fact that armed self defense, as well as defense of a free state, is both a fundamental human right and a responsibility. Once that important point is clarified, perhaps then it would be possible to establish minimum training, mental-health, background and licensing requirements, with a &quot;shall issue&quot; system in place for those who pass such training. Philosophically speaking I dont have a problem with shall-issue licensing and training requirements similar to the ones I met when I got my carry permits, but I get really nervous when I hear such terms bandied about by anti-gun zealots like Dianne Feinstein and Michael Bloomberg, who would ban guns and make such licenses all but impossible to obtain if they had their way. In short...a serious discussion of the issue begins by accepting armed self defense as a fundamental human right and not a privelege to be granted or denied at the whim of a bureacrat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1072723, member: 14668"] Ideally, the 2nd Amendment would be updated and written in such a manner as to enumerate the fact that [I]armed[/I] self defense, as well as defense of a free state, is both a fundamental human right and a responsibility. Once that important point is clarified, perhaps [I]then[/I] it would be possible to establish minimum training, mental-health, background and licensing requirements, with a "shall issue" system in place for those who pass such training. [I]Philosophically[/I] speaking I dont have a problem with shall-issue licensing and training requirements similar to the ones I met when I got my carry permits, but I get [I]really[/I] nervous when I hear such terms bandied about by anti-gun zealots like Dianne Feinstein and Michael Bloomberg, who would ban guns and make such licenses all but impossible to obtain if they had their way. In short...a [I]serious[/I] discussion of the issue [I]begins[/I] by accepting armed self defense as a fundamental human right and not a privelege to be granted or denied at the whim of a bureacrat. [/QUOTE]

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