Background checks done to make sure you have not commited a crime WITH a gun are ok, the chances of a criminal returning back to crime are to high. -Drugs are easier to smuggle and more likely to smuggle then guns. Ok, moving that aside. The 2nd amendment was originally created so the government could not become to strong leaving the citizens defenseless. Today, the government or 'big brother' is getting more and more into our lives, this only leaves us with one form of protection, GUN POWER. While having a gun enables you to protect yourself, it also enables you to govern yourself (see my logic?). Imagine this- The government becomes extrodinarily strong, they become equivelent to communist, what else to protect you? Essentially, one day, if things go on the same track as now, the government will become this strong. Most, if not all, of the amendments where created to protect and better serve us. The forefathers saw a need for these laws, people voted on it, and it was in. It is ok to not like guns, and to not own one, but if you are going to try and say 'All guns should be confiscated' then you need to go somewhere else. A very wise person once said "Guns dont kill people, I do"