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Thank you Justice Stevens for the tacit admission that the 2nd, as ratified, does not in fact allow disarmament of the citizenry.
Nah, stupid people just need things repeated for them.Thank you Justice Stevens for the tacit admission that the 2nd, as ratified, does not in fact allow disarmament of the citizenry.
Also, 'disarmament' isn't really an issue in the context of the amendment since it never clearly allowed for the unfettered armament of its citizenry to begin with.Thank you Justice Stevens for the tacit admission that the 2nd, as ratified, does not in fact allow disarmament of the citizenry.
The Bill of Rights doesn't "allow" the citizenry anything - it disallows certain actions by the government.Also, 'disarmament' isn't really an issue in the context of the amendment since it never clearly allowed for the unfettered armament of its citizenry to begin with.
Sure it does. It ALLOWS a tenet of free speech without reprimand. It ALLOWS for the use of arms in the consolidation of a well regulated militia.The Bill of Rights doesn't "allow" the citizenry anything
Nonsense. The most cursory reading of the Constitution plainly shows that the People granted the Federal government only specific, limited powers and retained all others, including but not limited to those rights specifically enumerated in the BOR (which were added shortly thereafter for the purpose of reinforcing those limitations).Sure it does. It ALLOWS a tenet of free speech without reprimand. It ALLOWS for the use of arms in the consolidation of a well regulated militia.
The original document ALLOWS the citizenry that make up the government to collect taxes.
strawmanDon't get all 'god made it so, the constitution just spelled it out'.
ad hominemYou're too young and not nearly fat enough to pull that one yet.
Don't get all 'god made it so, the constitution just spelled it out'. You're too young and not nearly fat enough to pull that one yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burn_centers_in_the_United_StatesWell I'll be damned.
Shows what I know.
Oddly, I couldn't find that term in my pocket edition of Black's Law."living constitution"
Don't you mean stare decisis? Didn't the acknowledgement of an individual right, independent of service in a militia, described in Heller create that?"precedent"
Damn straight! See United States v. Miller, 307 U. S. 174.BTW, 2nd amendment talks about ARMS. not FIREARMS, arms, i.e. ALL weapons of war, which at the time included bayonets, muskets, cannon, and battleships.
What does "amendment" mean anyway?Oddly, I couldn't find that term in my pocket edition of Black's Law.
spent yesterday w/ a friend who went to columbine, and her daughters now attend arapahoe (school of another shooting a few month back)
Did you tell her there have been two horribly ruled court decisions that make it okay?spent yesterday w/ a friend who went to columbine, and her daughters now attend arapahoe (school of another shooting a few month back)
she should sleep well at night knowing that all those law-abiding gun owners (aka GGWAG) aren't having their rights infringed upon.Did you tell her there have been two horribly ruled court decisions that make it okay?
it's hard to put into words to the amount of freedom we have.I work with a guy who was a senior at columbine the year of the shooting. He won't talk about it.
Militia = anyone but them muslimswhat's a "well regulated militia"?
the mental image i have is him scrawling a "x"...his legal signature... on the line with a purple crayon.....manhood finally secured with this bill....acknowledging his favorite color is kind of ghey.oh hai guize! is this thread still open?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/us/georgia-governor-signs-gun-bill/index.html
#yeehaw
oh hai guize! is this thread still open?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/us/georgia-governor-signs-gun-bill/index.html
#yeehaw
I bet the NRA has some interesting statistics on that one."Guns Save Lives."
i got a new pellet gun. darn squirrelsHey guys!
I just bought my first gun
I might buy a few tickets for this. I always wanted a gun.Hey guys!
I just bought my first gun
.......behind a steel wallyup, that'ed be nice for plinking cans in teh back-yard.
iffin yer back-yard is 5 miles long, or in an old quarry...
Let the freedom just pour over you.........Hey guys!
I just bought my first gun
a bald eagle just flew in his window.Let the freedom just pour over you.........
Are you hearing the national anthem?
I'll let you know on Monday when I can actually bring it home.Let the freedom just pour over you.........
Are you hearing the national anthem?
you're still a commie for the next 10 daysI'll let you know on Monday when I can actually bring it home.
10 day cooling off period my ass. I'm still gonna kill all of you.