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The right of the people...to keep and bear arms...shall not be infringed...

Okay, Dick, I’ll answer your questions.

1. If you believe the 2nd Amendment should be subject to no regulation at all, do you therefore believe all laws prohibiting convicted violent repeat criminals from having guns are unconstitutional? Should all such laws be repealed?

Violent repeat offenders are a product of a failed judicial system and an indicator of a weak society. They should either be behind bars for life or they should be sentenced to death if they are not able to walk among us peaceably. Yes, a punishment cannot be eternal, once a sentence has been completed, fundamental rights ought to be restored. Disenfranchising permanently those convicted of non violent crimes is unconscionable. If a violent crime is committed, then swift and sure punishment ought to follow; carry anything should be impossible...think death penalty for crimes that warrant it. Other crimes; (felonies we are talking about), I suppose, as they result in GCA of 68 prohibition- gosh, from 1789 until 1968 at the federal level, felons could possess firearms, why the big deal after 68? Hmmm, it is about control, felons are controlled, make more felons, control more people.

2. Do you also believe all laws establishing concealed-carry licenses are unconstitutional?

What part of infringed don’t you understand? Can the government require me to register my faith, my conscience? Why my ability to pursue life and liberty? Is not that one of the fundamental rights described by the Declaration of Independence as a reason why the colonies revolted? If it was adequate justification for the people of 1776, why not us in 2013?

3. Do you have a concealed-carry license anyway?

Yes, and I cannot justify my inadequacy in principle. However, I will exercise my right to keep and bear arms in every lawful way possible, CCW permit or not.

4. Are you thereby violating the Constitution yourself?

No, only the government can violate the constitution, we can only violate laws written by the process outlined by the document, and if anyone thinks the bazillion laws of the US Code are constitutional by mere existence, they have not learned much about liberty and freedom. The Constitution is the format by which we implicitly or explicitly give/gave power to the government, but does not relinquish inalienable rights from any citizen.

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