I thought I'd chime in with one of the letters I wrote to the newspaper back in 2008 when there was major talk about changing gun laws to arm even more people in the US.
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"Those fine gentlemen who authored our Constitution had insight, wisdom, and common sense......for the time period. They could never foresee how their wording of the original document would be somewhat impractical in present day America, often referred to as the most violent country in the world.

Look at how the following situations are facilitated or turned deadly through the use of guns: workplace and school massacres, domestic and family violence, road rage, street crime, rapes, suicide, thrill killings, pre-planned murders, store robberies, drive-by shootings, gang and drug wars (lose your enemies by shooting them), death by stray bullets, gun accidents, personal vendettas and arguments (using the "shoot first and ask questions later" method). Does it now make sense for the Supreme Court to place guns into the hands of even more people?

Over the years, this country has reviewed, modified and adapted to changes caused by population growth. It’s time to do the same with an archaic Constitution, written in an age of relative calm. The 2nd Amendment was written at a time when sanity and reasoning was practiced. It needs to be reinvented. We're functioning on Constitutional rights that were sanctioned at a time when civility was prevalent, practical and precious."