About ArmedAtheist.com
and the mission of KidKaos

The Armed Atheist is the creation of KidKaos. An active and outspoken atheist and firearms enthusiast.

Searching the web turned up many sites on Atheism. Many more sites were found on firearms. Still more on the Second Amendment rights to bear arms. Yet further reading finds that all too many of those sites seem to say that firearms rights are "God Given". Atheists seem to have remained somewhat silent on the issue. Preferring to keep their politics in the realm of the First Amendments separation of church and state.

But who is better suited to argue the controversial interpretation of our second amendment? Those who blindly state the un-provable "God Given Right" argument, the more rational "Signers Intent" argument, or the very rational scientific approach that I feel the Rational Atheist could bring to the discussion. Here is my approach.

The God Given Right to own a gun is a fallacy for obvious reasons. We can dismiss this view simply on the grounds that any statement made without supporting facts can be dismissed with no supporting facts.

Unfortunately our founding fathers did not foresee a time in the future where the wording of their Constitutional Amendments may come into question. They therefore failed to fully explain for posterity their exact intent when it came to the peoples rights to bear arms. What scant evidence they did leave us, often only serves to confuse the issue further. Although the "Founding Fathers Intent" argument has merit and must be investigated it leaves many doors open to personal interpretation.

Where does that leave us? In my view it leaves us at the door of rational analysis. Looking at the history behind our Founding Fathers intent. Looking at the evidence left behind in writings from them. Looking at the world they lived in as we understand it today. Then taking that information and bringing it into the world we live in today. Looking at the realistic environment we inhabit and investigating the possible solutions to problems related to firearms ownership, the rights we should retain, what if any rights should be given up and what if any rights should be given back.

This rational approach should help to bring a viewpoint on Constitutional lawmaking based on facts, rational interpretation and intelligent argument. Given that ultimately the United States Supreme Court has final say on firearms rights and the Second Amendment, we must be prepared to present an argument to this, our highest court, which can withstand the slings and arrows of religious doctrine, historical conjecture and unfounded assertions.

Taking a rational approach will hopefully allow for the atheists to bring to the debate a solid argument that can be viewed by all concerned as intelligent and valid. We can and must speak up on all matters of law, government and public policy or face a future where assumptions, religious doctrine and personal bias take the decisions about our lives from us.

-KidKaos
Your Friendly Neighborhood Atheist