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[frankw438]

RECarry, on 19 May 2013 - 11:21 AM, said:

Even if Goodman was correct in his wild claim that "the majority of people don't want concealed carry" that matters not one whit.  It's a constitutional right for each individual to decide for themselves what level of self-defense they want inside and outside the home.  Why should the "majority" of people be consulted when it will always be a minority of people who are victims of rape, assault, attempted murder, abduction, stabbing, etc. The "majority" of people probably never think about self-defense proactively, so what makes "the majority" qualified to decide for those who do not want to be victimized.  This idiot has no idea what the Constitution means to individuals (as opposed to tyrants, mobs, uneducated masses, etc.).

Our Constitution was designed to protect the rights of the MINORITY.

[RECarry]

frankw438, on 19 May 2013 - 02:46 PM, said:

RECarry, on 19 May 2013 - 11:21 AM, said:

Even if Goodman was correct in his wild claim that "the majority of people don't want concealed carry" that matters not one whit.  It's a constitutional right for each individual to decide for themselves what level of self-defense they want inside and outside the home.  Why should the "majority" of people be consulted when it will always be a minority of people who are victims of rape, assault, attempted murder, abduction, stabbing, etc. The "majority" of people probably never think about self-defense proactively, so what makes "the majority" qualified to decide for those who do not want to be victimized.  This idiot has no idea what the Constitution means to individuals (as opposed to tyrants, mobs, uneducated masses, etc.).

Our Constitution was designed to protect the rights of the MINORITY.

My thought is the Constitution protects individual rights. Counting heads has nothing to do with it - minority or majority.

[frankw438]

RECarry, on 19 May 2013 - 05:15 PM, said:

frankw438, on 19 May 2013 - 02:46 PM, said:

RECarry, on 19 May 2013 - 11:21 AM, said:

Even if Goodman was correct in his wild claim that "the majority of people don't want concealed carry" that matters not one whit.  It's a constitutional right for each individual to decide for themselves what level of self-defense they want inside and outside the home.  Why should the "majority" of people be consulted when it will always be a minority of people who are victims of rape, assault, attempted murder, abduction, stabbing, etc. The "majority" of people probably never think about self-defense proactively, so what makes "the majority" qualified to decide for those who do not want to be victimized.  This idiot has no idea what the Constitution means to individuals (as opposed to tyrants, mobs, uneducated masses, etc.).

Our Constitution was designed to protect the rights of the MINORITY.

My thought is the Constitution protects individual rights. Counting heads has nothing to do with it - minority or majority.

Yeah, I can go along with that. I'll rephrase.

Our Constitution was designed to protect our rights from the passing whims of a simple majority.

[RockerXX]

Can you imagine life as Lee, being deathly afraid of an inanimate object?  How does he even gather the courage to venture outside, especially in Chicago...

[C0untZer0]

I don't understand how violent felons don't make him feel unsafe, or how a cell phone and a few security cameras here and there make him feel safe given the situation in Chicago, but a few law-abiding citizens carrying firearms terrifies him and makes him think he's going to get shot.