To: Dead Corpse
"The right of a citizen to bear arms, in lawful defense of himself or the State, is absolute. He does not derive it from the State government. It is one of the 'High Powers' delegated directly to the citizen by the United States Constitution, Amendment II, and "is excepted out of the general powers of government". A law cannot be passed to infringe upon it or impair it, because it is above the law, and independent of the law-making power.
--Texas Supreme Court Decision, Cockrum vs State of Texas, 1859
414 posted on
06/21/2004 9:15:04 AM PDT by
Dead Corpse
(For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
To: Dead Corpse
"It is one of the 'High Powers' delegated directly to the citizen by the United States Constitution, Amendment II,"Since you posted it, you must agree with it. So, our RKBA is delegated directly to the citizen by the United States Constitution, Amendment II?
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