Even if his opinion was accepted as the correct interpretation of the second amendment (currently, only the 5th Circuit Court holds that opinion), it still only applies to federal law. States are bound by their state constitution, not the second amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and the Attorney General's opinion does not change that fact.
The text of the Amendment's operative clause, setting out a "right of the people to keep and bear Arms," is clear and is reinforced by the Constitution's structure.
The Amendment's prefatory clause, properly understood, is fully consistent with this interpretation. The broader history of the Anglo-American right of individuals to have and use arms, from England's Revolution of 1688-1689 to the ratification of the Second Amendment a hundred years later, leads to the same conclusion.
The Attorney General's opinion holds as much constitutional weight as Sarah Brady's.
Just as your cited supreme court opinions "hold as much constitutional weight as Sarah Brady's"?
Get real paulsen, - get back to basics.
--- We have an inalienable right to self defense, and our right to keep & bear arms cannot be infringed by any level of our governments -- because we have never delegated that type of power to local, state or federal lawmakers.
In fact, it's self evident that inalienable rights cannot be 'delegated away'.
Even if his opinion was accepted as the correct interpretation of the second amendment (currently, only the 5th Circuit Court holds that opinion), it still only applies to federal law.
BS.. -- In effect, the US Attorney General's opinion is the Executive Branch opinion.. -- Our executive is sworn to support our Constitution, as written; -- and our Constitution is the Law of the Land, -- "any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State, notwithstanding."
---- Just as it says in Article VI.
Those are facts you never even try to refute.
States are bound by their state constitution, not the second amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and the Attorney General's opinion does not change that fact.
robertpaulsens opinion "holds as much constitutional weight as Sarah Brady's".