[William Tell]

I said: You mean that you see no legitimate “sporting use” for explosive devices designed to create shrapnel, don’t you?

volunbeer said: "Of course..... "

Does the right of the people to keep and bear arms only include sporting purposes? Is all else to be completely controlled by government? Is that what you believe our Founders intended?

[volunbeer]

I don’t think possession of firearms are only for sporting purposes. I like to hunt and self-defense is certainly the most important benefit but I don’t know that the founding fathers ever intended for me to have a belt-fed machine gun, artillery, or a .50 caliber rifle.

I don’t think the founding fathers ever anticipated/imagined our population density, social issues, or the outright destructiveness of modern firearms. Everyone had a one shot musket when the constitution was written.

Where do you draw the line?

Should you be able to have a full auto AK-47 for $200? They could easily import millions of them at that price.