Quote Originally Posted by greaterkhaan
However, I think we need to realized the climate the second ammendment was created. The colonists were sick and tired of being abused by British soldiers, who, most of the time, didn't exactly treat them with care, to say the least. Plus, at this time, much of the American army consisted of militias who needed guns to fight off any potential raids from Native Americans, in battles against the French(the British used the colonists as a source of troops in the 7 years war), and later, in battles against the British. Does such an atmosphere still exist in America today? I think not. Personally, I think the second ammendment needs changing, and instead that the states should determine their own gun laws. Just my opinion.
The 2nd was written to create a last resort safeguard against tyranny.

That is not impossible today.

Furthermore, a person with a knife can be disarmed close range.
Would you want to have to do that, right now, to save your life? Should we force women and those of smaller physique to rely on that?

When you go from knives to guns, you radically shift the advantage to those who are stronger and practice more - and who's that?

Here several police with guns are seriously stabbed by one man with a knife - and they weren't ambushed at all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?search...&v=J3HR2O2m068

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