And? You really think the founding fathers thought there would be no advancements in weaponry? That has always been the goal. A better gun.
The Girandoni air rifle was invented 12 years before the bill of rights. It held 20 rounds and was gravity fed and was effective out to 125 yards.
Soldiers that used muskets eventually premeasured powder and made their shots up before a fight. The whole goal was more rounds per minute.
I won't go to the extreme of saying that citizens should be able to own the same as the government.
I believe a competent person should be able to own ar's and the like. They are just a variant of a hunting rifle.
For the bump stock, I see no need in them. Ban them or at least make them NFA item. Same with a suppressor. Keep it an NFA item.
Full automatics have remained legal with the right license. I'm fine with that. Thouse guns are so expensive that they stay in collections.
This is a horrible incident. In the big picture pistols kill way more people.
You want those banned too?
I was only pointing out that his history was wrong.
Frankly, I seriously don't the framers of the Constitution had any idea what would happen with firearms in the centuries to come.
It's been suggested that the right to keep and best arms had as much to do with keeping the upper hand against slaves as it did for keeping government in line. I don't know about that.
I don't want pistols banned, nor long guns for hunting or sport. Banning the bump stock will only last until someone has a design for one that can be 3D printed.
I don't have specific gun law suggestions.
I think the problem has a lot more to do with the current pressures on American society, but of course that doesn't explain a rich guy shooting up a country music festival in Vegas, either.
More bans or tougher penalties aren't going to stop people who are willing to die in the act of mass murder.