with a robust set of laws, we can significantly limit damage. why can t we do that with guns? on that point. and they always fall back on the same argument, the constitution doesn t guarantee you are right but it does guarantee your gun right. a well regulated militia being necessary to the free stay, the right to the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. the second amendment. argue that the second amendment makes america unique, exceptional, and they re right. apart from the uk, we don t have the second amendment there, it s a right that doesn t exist in canada or france, or india, or russia, or brazil. in fact, only three countries on earth have gun rights embedded in their constitution. the united states, mexico and guatemala. both those two countries say that right only extends to the home, and they both make it very difficult to purchase guns. america, of course, is different, not just because of the second amendment but how the courts have interpreted i
with a robust set of laws, we can significantly limit damage. why can t we do that with guns? on that point. and they always fall back on the same argument, the constitution doesn t guarantee you are right but it does guarantee your gun right. a well regulated militia being necessary to the free stay, the right to the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. the second amendment. argue that the second amendment makes america unique, exceptional, and they re right. apart from the uk, we don t have the second amendment there, it s a right that doesn t exist in canada or france, or india, or russia, or brazil. in fact, only three countries on earth have gun rights embedded in their constitution. the united states, mexico and guatemala. both those two countries say
killing in new orleans in the past decade howard: makes the point. i m going to add to some of what susan said here. you know, mental health, i would agree 100%. but i think that the issue, you know, really is we are a leader in the world. sadly, we are also a leader in the world in mass shootings and a leader in the world in gun ownership. and we also are a leader in the world on less restrictions, and we re seeing even more of those restrictions and regulations taken away where you can have a gun and where s the conceal and is carry permitsome you don t need one. this is very dangerous. the why, yes, moment aal illness can be there. but if you re putting a weapon in the hands of somebody with mental ill illness or not addressing the elephant in the room which is guns and it doesn t mean we don t have the second amendment or we infringe upon people s constitutional rights. but when the overwhelming majority of americans agree we ve gotted to do more like universal background che