How can the American legal system, which is so devoted to protecting individual rights, justify itself morally if it jeopardizes, through its own rules, the right of law-abiding citizens to personal peace and security?
It is important to understand the difference between the original intent of the founding fathers and the current American experiment. They are two completely separate ideas. When we can clearly see this distinction, we can resolve this rather "sticky" question. I provide a rather lengthy essay explaining these issues.