This is what makes the U.S. Constitution the 2nd greatest document on Earth, next to the Bible. Ask a black man today and a woman today if our forefathers "foresight" didn't pave the way for equal rights for EVERYBODY. Slavery was common in those days, as was the fact that women were seen, and not heard. I think the liberties that everyone enjoys today speak volumes of the wisdom of our foefathers. As far as the 2nd amendment, it says arms, not guns. Your bow and crossbow areand would be considered arms. The arming of the general public is written into the Constitution to always provide the people of this country the ability to fend off, and fight the possible tyranny of it's government. That's it. No interpretation. Everything else is babble. To say we don't need the 2nd amendment anymore because we will never have to overthrow our government is assinine. Look how far they've carried this non smoking nonsense. You got gays rolling around naked in a public park in San Francisco, and it's their right to do so in that lunitic city. Light up a cigarette in public, and you get thirty days in jail and fined 500 bucks. Socialism.