tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post1156295277379835539..comments2023-03-30T01:46:13.511-07:00Comments on Galt High Government & Economics Blog: The Constitution Now and Then (#3)Mr. Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07311726828842356608noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-51501630822801121122011-02-02T23:43:56.417-08:002011-02-02T23:43:56.417-08:00The founding fathers meant for our country to feel...The founding fathers meant for our country to feel safe and be able to protect oursleves in times of harm. They also hoped to maintain a level of peace at the same time. However, the constitution should not be referred to at this point in time. times have severly changed since 200 years ago.<br />Danielle Barros<br />Sloan p.4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-79726847640749557602011-01-25T20:57:45.264-08:002011-01-25T20:57:45.264-08:00To me like everything over time changes, thats why...To me like everything over time changes, thats why i say that the founding fathers would have a different view about the 2nd amendment. i would also say that the right to bear arm means that we all should be able to defend ourself with a weapon or none.Alejandro Ibarra (Mr. Sloan, P.1)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-3454827332106497532011-01-21T07:34:06.128-08:002011-01-21T07:34:06.128-08:00It's purpose as intended, and the way it's...It's purpose as intended, and the way it's been interpretated are often too different things. The point I'm making is that our Constitution has been changed, re-interpreted and violated since its' birth. The constitution was written 220 years ago...the times have changed. If people want to keep referring back to the constitution, they should maybe be happy that we didn't repeal the Second Amendment like we did with the Eighteenth Amendment.Marcus E.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-3281264357843592822011-01-20T22:42:09.566-08:002011-01-20T22:42:09.566-08:00I think the original intent of the founding father...I think the original intent of the founding fathers was something along the lines of military needs and the right to bear arms. However, today, if you take guns away from citizens, the criminals will still have them making the innocent citizens less likely to defend themselves and increasing the chances of getting hurt, robbed, etc.Stephanie Daveggio, Bauer, Per. 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09042557424180669965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-77646391522327328982011-01-20T21:12:20.189-08:002011-01-20T21:12:20.189-08:00Even in todays society I think that people do have...Even in todays society I think that people do have the right to bear arms. They have the right to protect themselves when they are being threatened. Now, the real question is are they going to go do stupid things with them? Probably. That's how people are, though some people know how to use a gun properly and won't go off and do something stupid.<br /><br />Samantha Aira<br />Mr.Phenix Per.1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-22529250553670944752011-01-20T20:06:03.184-08:002011-01-20T20:06:03.184-08:00My opinion is that you can't justify what our ...My opinion is that you can't justify what our founding fathers said and meant to our constitution, but I know you should let other States and country's decide if they want to bear arms to their local citizens and not all of the U.S..Gauding, Aaronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-55314116718539762892011-01-19T23:32:01.481-08:002011-01-19T23:32:01.481-08:00No one could really know the possible reason to th...No one could really know the possible reason to the truth behind the second amendment. I mean come on none of us were really there. Sure there is a secret behind the words stating we can own guns, but the true intent was never known. Could they have been drunks and just wanted to own a bunch of guns to look macho? Or really use them to shoot down the british and own for defense as we were told? Now, I have absolutely nothing against our founding fathers, but really we have no true way in knowing. The second amendment gives us the right to own our own guns. How we use them may be offensive, defensive, destructive, or even psychotic. All we know is that we have that right, and we (most of the American population) seriously appreciate those great men for this right.<br /><br />Jojo M, Sloan, P.5, EconChexmix Monkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-63386180134487786732011-01-19T23:24:34.703-08:002011-01-19T23:24:34.703-08:00I believe the original intent of the Founders was ...I believe the original intent of the Founders was that we should be able to have guns but only under the circumstances that we are a part of a militia like everyone was back then. I do not believe they'd approach this issue under the same light today since today we are not all a part of a "militia" of our "free state." Today we have certain people appointed to keep us safe (army, police, etc.) instead of having to fend for our own as it once was. <br /><br /><br />--Sloan<br />AP Econ, Period 3Jacqueline Olympiusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-25212712449886884442011-01-19T22:52:04.569-08:002011-01-19T22:52:04.569-08:00I think the original intent was to provide safety ...I think the original intent was to provide safety for ourselves. We should have the right to have guns, but not complete freedom of what we do with them. We need to be able to protect ourselves and at the same time, eachother.<br /><br />Daniel Ruiz<br />Sloan, Per. 5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-39720525171499761972011-01-19T22:25:12.393-08:002011-01-19T22:25:12.393-08:00There is purposefully no specification as to what ...There is purposefully no specification as to what the founding fathers meant when they wrote the second amendment. I believe that militias and gun owners are important checks on our government. While there should be strict regulations, people should be allowed to protect themselves and their families, and their property from threats.Kassie Lizamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-66498661799830135612011-01-19T21:54:57.833-08:002011-01-19T21:54:57.833-08:00I recently spoke to an English citizen and this to...I recently spoke to an English citizen and this topic came up. His take on it was that the amendment was passed to protect Americans and their rights from the British. That is no longer the reason people today bear arms. The truth is that people use guns for their own needs, whether it is protection or other reasons. Therefore, maybe the right to bear arms should be rethought now that our situation has changed. According to the American Journal of Epidemiomology, " Results show that regardless of storage practice, type of gun, or number of firearms in the home, having a gun in the home was associated with an increased risk of firearm homicide and firearm suicide in the home." <br />http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/160/10/929.full<br />Kayla Smith<br />Sloan per 2kayla smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-90124305885554193632011-01-19T21:45:19.180-08:002011-01-19T21:45:19.180-08:00I believe that we can't accurately tell what o...I believe that we can't accurately tell what our Founding Fathers meant for gun control and for the 2nd Amendment. We could try to find a compromise between the two opinions: letting people keep guns only when there is present or coming danger. In present day, I believe that our Founding Fathers would still believe in what they believed in the past, because their opinion is their opinion, it's very difficult to change it and if they wanted the gun control limitations and freedoms to be that way, then that's how they're going to want it today.<br />-Kevin Rodgers, Sloan, Period 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-24488974889157544832011-01-19T21:28:21.108-08:002011-01-19T21:28:21.108-08:00I think that the founders ment we could personally...I think that the founders ment we could personally bear arms for protection, for our safety. People should be able to purchance guns, for safety purposes only and which there is regulations and rules in order to own one,like having clean record history and etc... but most guns that are used in crimes are illegal guns and not legal in some cases.<br /> <br /> Santiago N Diaz P.1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-56780507792754703352011-01-19T21:15:35.098-08:002011-01-19T21:15:35.098-08:00There's a reason why they wrote the Constituti...There's a reason why they wrote the Constitution so vaguely. So that years down the line, the words would still be valid. There's no specification as to what they meant when they wrote the second amendment, but essentially, it means our right to protect ourselves with arms.Scott Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-1438721766734069532011-01-19T21:07:36.975-08:002011-01-19T21:07:36.975-08:00I don't know if we can completely understand w...I don't know if we can completely understand what they meant at the time because we can't go back in time ask them. I think they may approach it a little differently today but i still think they would still believe in the right to bear arms because of what happened in the past and the right for Americans to protect themselves.Ricky Hegnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-16953601986260594942011-01-19T21:02:35.078-08:002011-01-19T21:02:35.078-08:00"A well regulated Militia" are the key w..."A well regulated Militia" are the key words in deciding what the framers meant. Who's to say what they meant by a well regulated militia? Some believe this means citizens may bear arms if they are regulated by the government, others believe it means anyone seeking protection may bear arms. I think a well regulated militia means that, yes citizens may own a gun, however, obtaining one must be a more difficult task. Although they are extremely dangerous, buying a gun is not necessarily difficult. That is just ironic to me. If you buy a gun you must meet a set of requirements(must be determined) to own one. <br />Gabriella Cello p.3 Mr. Sloan<br /><br />GabriellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-37620981171311829992011-01-19T20:51:25.282-08:002011-01-19T20:51:25.282-08:00i think that the second amendment is refering to o...i think that the second amendment is refering to our right to bear arms. i believe the founding founders intended for the citizens to be able to protect themselves when necessary to obviously feel safe. the founders would probably find a need to change the laws of guns nowadays for the reason that everything is just gettingway more dangerous than they thought things would ever be. guns should be for personal protection, not premeditated violence.kayla rodriguez sloan5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-86203377814892301362011-01-19T20:43:45.166-08:002011-01-19T20:43:45.166-08:00I believe that the founding fathers wanted to allo...I believe that the founding fathers wanted to allow people to bear arms so that they could protect themselves. People should be allowed to protect themselves, their families, and their property from any threat they may face. There should still be regulations to try and keep these weapons from falling into the wrong hands, however people should still be able to own them.<br /><br />Zach MietzZachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977181881686043844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-39151444834696726842011-01-19T20:13:24.093-08:002011-01-19T20:13:24.093-08:00The Second Amendment states that a regulated milit...The Second Amendment states that a regulated militia has the right to bear arms as well as the people.Though that hasnt changed i dont think the founding fathers would have wanted people to abuse the right to bear arms.I think that this amendment it is very important for all people.Claudia Pantoja. p.5 Mr.Sloannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-20918730917797253852011-01-19T20:10:01.553-08:002011-01-19T20:10:01.553-08:00I think that the founding fathers had their reason...I think that the founding fathers had their reasons to write the second amendment,even though it has passed a long time.A lot of people agree with this amendment because it secures protection towards dangerous issues.Miriam Bejines P.5 Mr.Sloannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-42452321722929523492011-01-19T20:00:47.781-08:002011-01-19T20:00:47.781-08:00I believe that the founding fathers put that amend...I believe that the founding fathers put that amendment into place, so people could protect themselves and the country when they felt they needed to. Today i am not sure if they would approach it in the same way, because people now own guns not to protect their countries or their homes but in some cases to harm others.<br /><br />Trista Dowdy<br />Sloan per.5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-49612184757306585622011-01-19T19:57:12.312-08:002011-01-19T19:57:12.312-08:00I believe that our founding fathers intended us to...I believe that our founding fathers intended us to bear arms not only to protect our selves from our country but also our own society. Today we usually use guns for protection from other people not the government. I dont think they would be pleased to hear about people killing others for know significant reason but I do think they would be ok with hearing that we dont really need to protec ourselves from the govt and that they are the ones that protect us.<br /><br />STeffanie Eisenga<br />Sloan <br />Per.5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-22192024453681454312011-01-19T19:54:58.777-08:002011-01-19T19:54:58.777-08:00I think that the founding fathers would want peopl...I think that the founding fathers would want people to have weapons for protection and if they were to be alive during this time they would probably make some slite adjustments to the constitution because there are those who take it way too fare with this right but other than the they would keep it the same<br /><br />richard manzo<br />sloan pr3richard manzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-9596559485161346222011-01-19T19:42:29.304-08:002011-01-19T19:42:29.304-08:00i think the founding fathers intended us, 225 year...i think the founding fathers intended us, 225 years later, to fit the amendment to our society. they didnt know then, how it was going to be now. people should not be able to just go out to town and purchase a weapon. they should only be sold to certified, trained people. I dont think they would approve of how easy it is to obtain guns nowadays, and especially the way people abuse them.<br />Hayley Swearingen<br />Sloan Per 4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365046098120594477.post-43794948603071845182011-01-19T18:22:03.739-08:002011-01-19T18:22:03.739-08:00the founding fathers wrot the 2nd amendment in ord...the founding fathers wrot the 2nd amendment in order for us to have a safe way to go so we can keep ....(i forgot where i was going with this..) anyways they should revise the 2nd amendment for current days because the world naw-a-days is way different. and people have guns and everything that they just murder people like nothing.<br />kim hernandez<br />sloan<br />p.4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com