所以控枪从来不是对方的最终目标,完全禁枪才是。
大多数人有个迷思,认为拥枪(持武)权来源于宪法第二修正案,第二修正案赋予了人民拥枪(持武)的权利,其实完全不是这样。拥枪(持武)权作为自卫权的附属权,是生命权不可分割的一部分。如果没有权利拥有有效保护生命的工具,生命权至少是不完整的。这个权利是天赋人权,不依靠任何法律、宪法而存在。宪法第二修正案是对政府的限制,规定了拥枪(持武)权受宪法保护,不能被侵犯。
1876 年联邦最高法院判例 U.S. vs. Cruikshank 的判词里说到:
The right there specified is that of "bearing arms for a lawful purpose." This is not a right granted by the Constitution. Neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The second amendment declares that it shall not be infringed, but this, as has been seen, means no more than that it shall not be infringed by Congress.