Posted on 02/23/2017 4:10:21 AM PST by Texas Fossil
Miller’s original attorney didn’t show up either. Further Miller argued against the constitutionlaity of the 1934 gun control act which specifically infringed upon the very firearms which the ruling claimed the 2nd amendment protected. It was a travesty.
Yes, constitutionally speaking.
Actually, yes. In colonial times it was completely common for ship owners to own the equivalent in armament of a Navy destroyer. See "privateer" among other categories.
Of course the people are the militia. But the right MUST apply to the people otherwise only “the militia” is allowed to have weapons. This is what leftists have been trying to push for decades by saying the National Guard represents the militia so only they should be allowed to own arms. The 2A is a right of the people. The People is the subject of the right provided in the amendment, not the militia.
Terrible miscarriage of justice based upon utter ignorance.
Appeal, appeal, appeal.
Yep. I’m sure the NRA and ILA are bending congressmen’s ears at this moment.
I know that.
Do a little research before you post nonsense.
I stated a fact. Why don't you bite me.
Yes, and in fact, the entire "Bill of Rights."
Isn’t this in direct contradiction to “Miller?”
Yes, ComDem fuzzy legal logic.
Awhile ago I read up on “privateers”. We didn’t have much of a navy back then, so most of our ships were private. At one point the navy had three ships in the water and the privateers had over 450!
It is estimated that 13,000 privateers died - mostly while being held captive in the prison ships in New York harbor. (And then dumped into the water when they died). Compare that to the estimated 6,800 total U.S. deaths due to combat.
Thank God that our Founders had the wisdom to recognize our God-given right to own weapons with which to overthrow our own government. And I pray that we will never have to use it as they did during the Revolution.
http://longislandgenealogy.com/prison.html
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