Hawkmoon said:You are certainly entitled to your opinion.
However, as has been pointed out, those old pharts who drafted the Bill of Rights just weren't as wise as you, and inexplicably overlooked writing into the 2nd Amendment a requirement for training or permits/licenses as a prerequisite to keeping and bearing arms.
'Nuff said
They never envisioned the urban society we have today where most people grow up having never handled a firearm, where 60 percent of children grow up without a father in the home. In their day virtually every home had at least one firearm, and every boy (and many girls) was taught by their father how to use that firearm effectively and safely.
Their wisdom didn't stop at drafting the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They established the three branches of government with each acting to balance the powers of the other.
The beauty of our Constitution is that it is flexible. The founding fathers established a way - through the courts - that the constitution can be interpreted in different ways to suit the times.