The argument that we should have no laws if people are going to break the laws is an argument for no laws at all. Go live in Somalia for a while if that idea appeals to you. Come back and tell us how that worked out.

A “baby” is an autonomous being – separate from the mother after the umbilical cord is cut and breathing on its own.
A fetus (or a zygote) is a fertilized egg that might be developed into a baby if the mother carrying the fetus chooses to develop it to deliver and if nothing happens either naturally or medically to stop the development.
Abortion is stopping the development of the fetus before it becomes a baby.

I was a member of the NRA, when they were about local education and partnering with the next generation. But they became captured by the gun manufacturers, and Wayne LaPierre takes home $5 million to protect the merchants of death to Americans.

The Constitution, as spelled out in the preamble, is there to “insure domestic tranquility”; to “promote the general welfare”; and to “secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” Those are the most important parts of the Constitution and our elected representatives aren’t defending those rights.

What is “posterity” for the parents of the children massacred in so many places in this country? Where are the “blessings of liberty” for those who are killed in schools, churches, concerts, and public gatherings. Where is the “domestic tranquility” for the relatives of the 10,000+ Americans murdered with a firearm in each of the last 4 years? http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/past-tolls

In 2017, there were over 300 mass shootings in this country. Does anyone really think that the mentally disturbed are the source of all the shootings, or that with proper treatment (or teachers packing guns) they can be stopped? Everyone understands that we’re making more murderous people all the time – and mental defects aren’t the source of all problems. http://www.businessinsider.com/how-many-mass-shootings-in-america-las-vegas-shooting-2017-10

There is nothing religious or sacred about gun ownership, and it’s certainly not a God given right. The 2nd Amendment was added after the Constitution was written and adopted. The Constitution was designed to be amended to meet the needs of the country and it’s now time for that amendment. It’s time to repeal the 2nd Amendment – then each of the 50 states can assert its “state’s right” and decide which guns can be sold in its jurisdiction and who can purchase them

I’m all for armed protection at schools–just not by the teachers themselves.

Not that it’s relevant, but please point out to me where I wrote that I’m “supporting abortion.”

Nobody is asking you to give up your 2nd Amendment right–indeed, as I wrote, it’s settled law. At least regarding handguns. But nobody needs an assault rifle. And just because “all politicians take this kind of money” doesn’t make it right. It’s blood money, and I’ll never consciously vote for any politician who accepts it.