But she knew her son was weird and it might have occurred to her that locking up the guns and not telling him where the key was, was quite a good idea. On the other hand, since she was pretty wll barking herself, perhaps it is not surprising. Since I am English, how Americans order their society is none of my business. but I opine it might maybe be better if guns were just a little more difficult to get hold of, and guns suited to the battlefield were not generally available at all.
I think your Constitution is a bit of a shibboleth. What a lot of eighteenth century white gents thought needs perhaps to be taken with a pinch of salt. It was not even divinely inspired. Was it? We get along without a constitution at all - just make do and mend.
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