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Ignored was that so called individual rights violate those of most others. Death or injury by gun violence in American exceeds vulnerability anywhere else and then some.
US communities are unsafe. Police on routine street or traffic patrol wear bulletproof vests for protection. At one time, it was unheard of. Today it's standard practice.
Gun violence touches every segment of society. It happens on streets, in homes, at work, in schools, numerous other places, and by self-inflicted shootings.
Major incidents like Virginia Tech and Norwalk, CT make headlines. Thousands of other shootings go unnoticed.
CDC calls firearm deaths "an important public health concern." Congress dismisses it. Vulnerability to domestic gun-related death or injury exceeds some US war theaters.
Instead of shocking politicians to act, they support the virtual unrestricted right to bear arms. Automatic ones are prohibited. They're easily obtained, nonetheless. Powerful semi-automatic assault ones are freely bought and sold.
Eastcoastfirearms.com lists numerous ones for sale. They include AK-47 (Kalashnikov) assault rifles, AR-15/M16 type rifles, Uzi assault weapons, LWRC M6A2s (called the most modern carbine rifle in the world), and various others with considerable firepower.
Progressive jurists and others take issue with modern-day Second Amendment interpretation. It states:
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