There is so much wrong with what so many of you have to say.....Yes we have a right to protect our selves and property, PERIOD...
I rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6, that's what a gun means to me, self determation....WITH THAT SAID , I FIND MOST PEOPLE THAT WANT TO CARRY A GUN, to be Punk a$$ cowards....It is a illiusion.... The 2nd amendment was more about the ability to kill food and provide for ones family than anything else, after all you can not conceal a 6 foot long rifle....THIS I KNOW, 40 years ago I could hunt anywhere (almost) in Tennessee...In the 80's you had to post ground to keep hunters out, by the 90's all ground is posted and you have to have written permission to Hunt....I HAVE SEEN THING CHANGE...You have also...AND YES I AM WILL TO DIE TO DEFENDCE WHAT IS MINE, and what is your also...I own a few pieces of Gound, some I do not get to upset over trespasers, on some I will not allow them.
If it is such a God given 2nd amendment right to carry guns , THEN WHY TO YOU NEED A PERMIT TO HIDE ONE...I liked the Old days better when you could just carry it in plain sight...