I have noticed in Our Readers’ Views (“Need for gun control clear,” Feb. 16) and in various social media the argument that when our forefathers adopted the Second Amendment, the weapon of the day was the flintlock musket, hence if law-abiding citizens wish to carry arms today they should be restricted to flintlock muskets.
How ridiculous! First of all, the founders did not design the Constitution to be an ephemeral document that would lose its applicability over time. Secondly, at the time the Second Amendment was adopted, the flintlock musket was the most advanced weapon available, ergo the most advanced weapons of today should be available to law-abiding citizens who meet federal standards for purchasing arms.
