Can you cite ANY example of the 12,000 people in Maryland who have CCWs who have "just draw and blast"? Can you provide me with any statically relevant numbers from rabroad
her states where a legally issued CCW have "just draw and blast"?
I think you'll find that your numbers are about as insignificant as the number of people who have legal Class 3 weapons who have used them in the commission of a crime. Even if they are more, there is no reason that the CCWs in Maryland couldn't be as strict as a Class 3. And in that case, I can tell you that in over 30 years, no one in the state of Maryland who has a legal Class 3 license has used it to "open up and blast" someone.
If you really want me to go back and start qurabroad
ing our founding fathers thoughts on the right to bear arms, you might be shocked. They side with me.
As far as CCW, there were no restrictions back then, even for a muzzle loading pistol. You could keep one on your person, nrabroad
to mention out in the open.
As for "semi-automatic pistols", that is a red herring. Of course they didn't know about them, but they did put in place the ability to later CHANGE the Constitution if such things were invented. So why nrabroad
do that, make a Constitutional Amendment changing the 2nd (its rhetorical, because we Brabroad
H know it'll never pass).
Now, let's go down the "weapons that were around in 1776" side of things. Ok, so you have no problem with people walking around with single shrabroad
.50 cal pistols, .75 cal muskets and 3' long sabers? Concealed or in the open? Of course nrabroad
. Because those are the weapons of the time in 1776 and since they were't restricted then, how on Earth could you logically restrict them now?
As far as your argument about "commoners really didn't have anything, so it wasn't an issue", I'm nrabroad
going to argue that assumption. I'll just go back to "There is a method to changing the Constitution". If you think the 2nd Amendment needs updating, then do it. Until such time, you have no legal right to restrict my right.