To: groanup
"Are you saying that the 2A only applies to state militias?"The second amendment protects those individuals and those arms that are associated with a state militia from federal infringement.
The protection of individuals and arms that are not associated with a state militia is provided by the constitutions of each state.
To: robertpaulsen
So the 2A protects mortar and howitzer weapons but not .22’s.
75 posted on
10/18/2007 10:41:49 AM PDT by
groanup
To: robertpaulsen
No, it protects “the people”. The “militia” is a subset thereof. You are unable to show any Constitutional verbiage showing “the people” is “the militia”.
76 posted on
10/18/2007 10:42:51 AM PDT by
ctdonath2
(The color blue tastes like the square root of 0?)
To: robertpaulsen
Copperud:] "(4) The right is assumed to exist and to be unconditional, as previously stated. It is invoked here specifically for the sake of the militia." An expert on English grammar and usage seems to disagree with you.
77 posted on
10/18/2007 10:46:20 AM PDT by
groanup
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