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Letter writer's view not very logical

The writer of a Nov. 12 letter to the editor holds an inaccurate view that the "Constitution does not protect AK-47s." The letter writer is of the opinion that the Second Amendment "is simply antiquated" and that only single-shot muzzle loaders should be protected by our Constitution.

By this logic, the First Amendment does not protect freedom of speech for modern newspapers such as the Dayton Daily News. After all, the founding fathers were thinking only of simple printing presses, quills and parchment. They never envisioned that speech could be spewed from the hip in mere seconds toward innocent people in rapid-fire Web stories and emails.

I urge everyone to research our country's history and understand why the "right to keep and bear arms" is the cornerstone of our freedom. The Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting. It was penned as a guarantee to ensure that ordinary citizens would always retain the means to defend themselves from tyranny, no matter what type of arms were developed in later years.

Mike Kinsey

Miamisburg