I'm not a constitutional lawyer or anything, but the idea that the Congress is passing a law that prevents gun manufacturers from being sued really rubs me the wrong way.
It's not that I think gun manufacturers SHOULD be sued - I mean unless they did something really bad. It's just that it bugs me that the legislature is stepping in and telling me who I can and cannot sue. To me, that seems to infringe on the realm of the judiciary and my own rights to bring things to suit.
Of course, this is a reaction to the behavior of individuals and cities that are suing gun manufacturers - which is probably out of place, but then, that's up to *judges* to decide. This is just the legislature bowing to a special interest.
I mean, don't get me wrong. I'm not a big fan of guns - I'm all for sensible gun control like requiring a license, waiting periods, background checks, and a ban on automatic weapons. I think, given that guns are going to exist in an inherently *social* context (like in your house with oter people in a neighborhood with other homes), I'd be all for requiring some type of gun training before you could buy your first weapon. Right on for that. But, on the whole, I don't really have a problem with people having guns, so long as they use them responsibly (hence, that class I mentioned).
I suppose a tried and true gun activist might say I'm imposing too many limits on their rights. But, whlie there is a right to bear arms, it's a specific right to bear arms in a regulated militia. But we don't have those anymore. Also, the guns of today are nothing like the muskets of the 1800s. All said, the Founders were sensible guys, and I think if they saw the lack of 1) regulated militais and 2) high-powered super-weapons, they'd be A-OK with some limits on how we handle guns today.
But, it's not my predisposition towards gun control that pisses me off about this issue. Nor, is it a belief that I think guns are just swell - personally, I don't much care for them. I think, in many cases, they're an accident waiting to happen. But people have a right to autonomy, to self-defense (from the state and each other) - so be it. What really bugs me about this is I don't think Congress should be placating any special interest (that is definitely not in the *national interest,* as in: for the defense of the country) with legal "armor." Just seems crummy.
It's not that I think gun manufacturers SHOULD be sued - I mean unless they did something really bad. It's just that it bugs me that the legislature is stepping in and telling me who I can and cannot sue. To me, that seems to infringe on the realm of the judiciary and my own rights to bring things to suit.
Of course, this is a reaction to the behavior of individuals and cities that are suing gun manufacturers - which is probably out of place, but then, that's up to *judges* to decide. This is just the legislature bowing to a special interest.
I mean, don't get me wrong. I'm not a big fan of guns - I'm all for sensible gun control like requiring a license, waiting periods, background checks, and a ban on automatic weapons. I think, given that guns are going to exist in an inherently *social* context (like in your house with oter people in a neighborhood with other homes), I'd be all for requiring some type of gun training before you could buy your first weapon. Right on for that. But, on the whole, I don't really have a problem with people having guns, so long as they use them responsibly (hence, that class I mentioned).
I suppose a tried and true gun activist might say I'm imposing too many limits on their rights. But, whlie there is a right to bear arms, it's a specific right to bear arms in a regulated militia. But we don't have those anymore. Also, the guns of today are nothing like the muskets of the 1800s. All said, the Founders were sensible guys, and I think if they saw the lack of 1) regulated militais and 2) high-powered super-weapons, they'd be A-OK with some limits on how we handle guns today.
But, it's not my predisposition towards gun control that pisses me off about this issue. Nor, is it a belief that I think guns are just swell - personally, I don't much care for them. I think, in many cases, they're an accident waiting to happen. But people have a right to autonomy, to self-defense (from the state and each other) - so be it. What really bugs me about this is I don't think Congress should be placating any special interest (that is definitely not in the *national interest,* as in: for the defense of the country) with legal "armor." Just seems crummy.
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I hope you and the wife are doing well.