Here are my thoughts and arguments I use with liberal pinheads around the 2nd amendment:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

1) Some people use the absurd argument that the 2nd amendment is saying "We need an army, so the people can have guns - after all the people were the militia". You show me ONE OTHER NATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD that had to write down "Uhhh, we like, uhh, have the right to have an army - and, uhhhh, they can have guns". The right of a nation to defend itself is natural, and it would never be documented in this way! How many nations have been attacked and went "Crap, we forgot to write down that our army can have guns!". As for that "The people were the militia" thing, last I checked, our people were still the militia.

2) I have always thought that the Framers have read this sentence like follows: A well regulated Militia (which we are going to have since this is necessary to maintain the security of a free state), the right of the private citizens to keep and bear arms so they can defend themselves from that army, shall not be infringed.

3) Response I love to give in an extremely pissed off tone (be extra sure that you don't give them a chance to respond in this mini-tiraid): How dare you tell me that I cant defend myself! How dare you put my children at the mercy of some sicko! How dare you! If you choose to not defend your family that is your own bad decision! Don't force it on me! I love my family too much to not defend them!

4) Liberal Q: What happens when your kids get ahold of your guns.
A: I have 2 safeguards. #1, all of my guns are located in gun safes, be they in my basement, or 1 foot from the head of my bed. #2 My children know proper gun handling.
Be sure to shoot this question back quickly: Do your children know safe, proper, gun handling? What happens if they are at a friends house where guns are not properly stored? Do you not want them to be able to realize what is and what isn't proper?

5) Liberal Q: Well nothing is stopping you from getting mad in (work, traffic, etc) and shooting someone.
A: Ummm, yes there is. Society. Does our society allow me to go shoot someone? No. I will be put in jail, and perhaps even sentenced to death. Perhaps if the death penalty would be exercised a lot more, it would be even more of a deterrent.

Anyway, I just get pissed off to no extent when this comes up. I start going off on how we need to get all journalists licensed, have waiting periods to buy books, and have approval processes for all religions - just to point out the hypocrisy between how people treat the 1st and 2nd amendments so differently.

-Ruger