- 07/23/2012 by Playtell Benjamin (WBAI)

Last week’s mass shooting in Aurora,Colorado has reopened the debate over whether the federal governmentshould limit the sale of assault weapons.It is an idea that wastried for a time but eventually struck down – with some arguing noprivate citizen should need to own a weapon capable of inflictingsuch damage – but others insisting that the right to own a gun isenshrined in the constitution – and that private citizens shouldhave a right to defend themselves, including defending themselvesfrom the abuses of government.

Commentator, Playtell Benjamin has these thoughts...