Posted on 11/22/2005 9:19:56 AM PST by kiriath_jearim
To a leftist gun-grabber, one is too many!
Sweet! That means I can get 2,147,483,635 more!
In which case? AFAIK the last second amendment case they heard was in the 1939 in the Miller case in which they determined that the term "arms" meant such arms as would be useful to a militia.
You know, machine guns, riot shotguns, sniper rifles, recoilless rifles, mortars, etc, etc., but they rejected the government's claim that the second only applied to the militia They also ruled that the lower court should not have taken "judicial notice" that a sawed off single shot break action shotgun was such a weapon, without some evidence or testimony indicating that such a weapon would be useful to a militia. It would of course.
Don't believe the Hoplophobes' spin.
And if you have a spare gun and little ammo, you loan it to them, along with some really rudimentary instruction in how to use it, and how not to. Of course in MY neighborhood, a single mother is likely to be a member of the 4th ID (the folks who "got" Saddam) or the 1st Cav, and will already know how to use it, possibly better than I can, and there'd be a good chance she already has a firearm.
Actually you were in violation of state law. Only a few states, not including Texas, allow open carry of handguns, without a permit (no such permit in Texas, you just can't do it at all). Long guns are another matter, you can march down main street with a loaded AR-15, or for that matter a Barrett .50 BMG if you want.
Q. How many guns is too many?
A. The number that finally causes your wife to file for divorce.
(In scientific circles I think that is called "supersaturation.")
((Of course for many they would want to know what that number is so they could exceed it by 3 or 4 guns...just to be sure. Which begs the question: "Can one really have too many guns?"))
FWIW, these are the same people who would tell us how many dollars we're allowed to own. How much of anything, including opinions.
How many pairs of shoes is too many?
12 ga (870) .223 (AR15) and .40 (Glock) I don't need anything else except spare parts.
Now considering ammo -- you can never have too much in your favorite calibers.
Well, it's more than a few states that let you carry unconcealed.
I've had personal experience openly carrying in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Nevada.
Ed
First, Raich dealt with Controlled substances, that is illegal drugs, not arms. I see no enumerated right to traffic in controlled substances.
Secondly, Bill Lockyer does not sit on the Supreme Court of the United States. No one outside the state of California need pay any attention to his blather.
I don't agree with the Court's decision, because I agree with Justice Thomas reasoning, but it's a hell of a stretch to say this is any kind of precedent for a Second Amendment case.
That is THE perfect answer, bravo!
Otherwise, we'd have US Senators being elected by state legislatures, the President elect taking office in March after an elections, and no federal income taxes. (Didn't say they were always good, did I? )
Not compared to the number that won't. Still it depends on circumstances as well. Both Texas, which has CHL, and Nebraska, which doesn't, allow open carry under some conditions. You just can't be diddy-bopping down the sidewalk in town with a handgun strapped to your hip, ankle or boot. You can do it in the field for example, even if you are fishing (at least in Nebraska, IIRC).
Who was speaking against the majority in that case, arguing against the notion that the Commerce clause is all empowering with regard to regulating commerce in anything.
The number of guns isn't as important as their intended use. A collector can have several and use them properly for hunting, target practice, defense or whatever. A felon can have only one, illegally of course, and that one will cause more harm than thousands in the hands of legitimate gun owners.
Of course, disarming criminals might be a tough job, so better to disarm honest citizens, according to the looney left.
A better question might be how many cars is too many for a Kennedy? One Kennedy has killed more people with his car than all my guns combined have.
But, if the other boys family had been armed, they could have defended him before he was shot.
The sad part the gun nazis can't grasp is that criminals don't buy their guns through legitimate gun dealers. They buy them through other criminals.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.