[TERMINATTOR]

Dang, those lawyers are long-winded! I trimmed the footnotes off. Go to the DOJ link at the top to see them.

I think they're trying to say - the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

[JustAnotherOkie]

I liked this part.

The one thing the government is forbidden to do is infringe the right of the people, who are the source of the militia's members, to keep and bear arms.

Tell that to those lilly livered skallywags of the gun control lobby.

[spodefly]

BTTT / Bookmark

[zeugma]

Excellent post! Thanks. This will go with the rest of me 2nd amendment stuff.

[zeugma]

For much more information about the miller decision itself, see this link on my website. It contains just about every legal paper you can find concerning the decision itself.

[muir_redwoods]

The really cool thing about the 2nd amendment is that it is the only right that brings with it the protection of that right. Somebody wants my gun? Come and try to take it. They might win but they will take losses.

[SERE_DOC]

it depends on how far your willing to push it, if you believe that your right is to keep and bear arms, that means that if the gov comes in to remove them (for no reason) then it is well within your rights to ventilate the reprobate.

[Fenris6]

"when its words are read as they were understood at the Founding"

Also note that "well regulated" had an entirely different meaning in 1783 - it meant "ordered and effecient", not "government oversight".

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[derllak]

I read all of it... now my head hurts big time! But I guess it means I can get the FAL out of the gun cabinet, sling it on my shoulder, and go take the dog for a walk. I just hope the neighbors read the same article!

[SiVisPacemParaBellum]

Thanks for posting this! I've been in a debate with a few people over the usage of 'militia' in the 2nd Amendment and individuals rights for the past 2 weeks. Plenty of ammo for me to use here! Pretty well sums it all up, hopefully for everyone.

[heckler]

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[Joe Brower]

This is powerful stuff, people. Anyone yammering about how there was no difference between a GW Bush administration and that of John Kerry needs to be hit over the head with this.

Eugene Volokh has a bit on his blog about this.

This is a GREAT thing for the RKBA here in the U.S.

Click the pic to go to the Gun Facts v4.0 download page!

[M Kehoe]

Ba dah boom, ba dah BANG!

5.56mm

[jonestown]

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[kilowhskey]

Thank you for posting that document. I am making a hard copy to give to my liberal gun grabbing friends.

[kidkosmic1]

BUMP for later

[Lurker]

For later. And thanks for the formatting.

L

[asformeandformyhouse]

A feature of the Second Amendment that distinguishes it from the other rights that the Bill of Rights secures is its prefatory subordinate clause, declaring: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, . . . ."

It's not a subordinate clause, it's a present participle.

[Centurion2000]

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[1Old Pro]

Although we do not address the scope of the right, our examination of the original meaning of the Amendment provides extensive reasons to conclude that the Second Amendment secures an individual right

Translation, you can keep a shotgun in your house but forget about changing the restrictions on concealed carry.