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To: KrisKrinkle
"We need a “definition” of “the right to keep and bear arms” as opposed to just saying it “shall not be infringed” without stating exactly what “it” is."

No we do not. The right to keep (own, possess, and control control) and bear (carry anywhere anytime) shall not be infringed (no law may prevent). Read the Federalist Papers, they explain the Bill of Rights very clearly.

The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. The collection was commonly known as The Federalist until the name The Federalist Papers emerged in the 20th century.

45 posted on 05/25/2022 9:03:43 PM PDT by WMarshal (Neocons and leftists are the same species of vicious rat.)
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To: WMarshal

“No we do not.”

Then why did you attempt it by applying the words “own, possess, and control” to “right to keep” and the words “carry anywhere anytime” to the word “bear”?

What is the scope, the extent of the right to keep and bear arms?

As to “no law may prevent”, would a law prohibiting an adult giving a loaded firearm to a 3 year old be an infringement? Or would that be within the scope of the right of the people to keep and bear arms because the 3 year old is one of “the people”?

What about someone who carries in hand, with finger in the trigger guard, a loaded, cocked single action revolver with a hair trigger while in a crowd? Is such activity always included in the right to keep and bear arms? Would a law prohibiting such activity absent immediate need be an infringement?


47 posted on 05/25/2022 9:51:34 PM PDT by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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