FROM ONIBLOOD: I keep seeing people putting up stupid arguments in DEFENSE of the 2nd amendment, and it's a giant waste of time and effort. What does one need? 1: http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/10C13.txt US Code Title 10 Chapter 13 states that all men from 17 through 45 years of age, and a few other optional qualifiers, are part of the US militia. Alright, that guarantees your right to bear arms. 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller Weapons in common use are covered by this. Self defense is permitted. Autoloading pistols, AR-15s, AK pattern rifles, and other modern weapons. So anyone crying about "assault weapons" can sit on a burning cactus. This does not restrict gun ownership to muzzle-loaded muskets. That would be retarded. 3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia The police have no duty to protect the citizens, and certainly no duty to rescue the citizens from imminent harm. Citizen, watch thine own ass. One chapter of the US Code, and two court rulings that outline your rights and your needs for the ownership of guns, with no bullshit restrictions on magazine capacity, muzzle devices, or the appearance of the weapon; just no grenade launchers and similar shit, please. Also no felons or crazies. Form 4473 is sufficient, even if the mental health system is not.