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The Right to Bear Arms
April 13, 2013
| Pocono Shooting
Posted on 04/13/2013 8:29:20 PM PDT by Pocono Shooting
The purpose of the Second Amendment is to arm people in order to prevent future tyranny. They need the tools to do this.
The term "Well Regulated" in the Second Amendment meant "Well Manned and Equipped " in 1791 as was determined in the 1939 United States v. Miller case after referencing the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. The concept of Government Regulation, as we understand it today, did not exist at the time.
United States v. Miller also determined that the term "Arms" refers to "Ordinary Military Weapons" (not crew operated). American Citizens have the right to Keep and Bear, which means Own and Carry, any weapons that a soldier carries into battle. That includes past, present and future weapons. A Militia consisted of armed volunteers willing to fight with their personal arms and not under government control.
The 2008 Heller v. Washington DC decision reaffirmed that the Right to Bear Arms was an Individual right. The 2010 McDonald v. Chicago decision reaffirmed it yet again and made it clear that it applies to every state, every city and every town in the United States.
To limit the Second Amendment to muskets would be the equivalent of limiting the First Amendment to writings in quill pens.
Liberty is worth the risk of death!
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KEYWORDS: banglist; barearms; firearms; guncontrol; gunrights; righttobarearms; secondamendment; somethingsup
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To: Pocono Shooting
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posted on
04/13/2013 8:31:22 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Paladin2
Mobama supports the right to Bare Arms
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posted on
04/13/2013 8:33:37 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Pocono Shooting
Perhaps you meant ...
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posted on
04/13/2013 8:36:29 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Paladin2
We all gotta roll up our sleeves, I guess.
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posted on
04/13/2013 8:37:58 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Pocono Shooting
Maybe this was the intent of your post....
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posted on
04/13/2013 8:38:55 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Pocono Shooting
Welcome to FR.
It's always the speeling .
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posted on
04/13/2013 8:43:59 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: Pocono Shooting
SCOTUS in their Heller ruling made it clear the individual had the right to keep arms, but didn’t go so far to give any clear right to bear arms.
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posted on
04/13/2013 8:48:22 PM PDT
by
umgud
(2A can't survive dem majorities)
To: Pocono Shooting
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posted on
04/13/2013 8:49:29 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: Pocono Shooting
Or limiting the First Amendment to restrict free speech to what a Leftist would agree with.
To: Pocono Shooting
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posted on
04/13/2013 9:04:55 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: SWAMPSNIPER
LOL.
Something’s up.
The speeling got changed.
AND...
Noob’s can’t post vanities.
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posted on
04/13/2013 9:18:27 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: Pocono Shooting
Pocono Shooting said:
United States v. Miller also determined that the term "Arms" refers to "Ordinary Military Weapons" (not crew operated). How does the term "Ordinary Military Weapons" not include crew-operated arms?
Can you point to any attempt whatever by the federal government to restrict the type of arms one could keep during the first half century of our Republic?
To: onyx
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posted on
04/13/2013 9:24:50 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
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posted on
04/13/2013 9:27:17 PM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Everybody; SWAMPSNIPER
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posted on
04/13/2013 9:30:18 PM PDT
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onyx
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To: Pocono Shooting
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posted on
04/13/2013 9:32:56 PM PDT
by
rawcatslyentist
("Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one," Jeremiah 50:31)
To: onyx
I will not support bear arms in winter, no way. At least have a sweater.
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posted on
04/13/2013 9:41:27 PM PDT
by
Marcella
(Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
To: Pocono Shooting
To limit the Second Amendment to muskets would be the equivalent of limiting the First Amendment to writings in quill pens. That is very good. I am going to use this in my next discussion with gun grabbing libs.
To limit the Second Amendment to muskets would be the equivalent of limiting the First Amendment to writings on parchment paper with quill pens.
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posted on
04/13/2013 9:42:20 PM PDT
by
oldbrowser
(We have a rogue government in Washington)
To: Pocono Shooting
Keep bears? For Timothy Treadwell it was a grizzly experience.
They’ll scratch your eyes out! Wilkommen to FR, but please—
No Bears.
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posted on
04/13/2013 10:36:40 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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