I can't think of a specific example, but do I understand that if you, tpaine, lived [for example] in a state that had a law in conflict with 'the right to bear arms' that you would feel 'empowered' to ignore said law, owing your first allegiance to the Constitution? Would you think of wire cutters as arms, since they can empower the user to inflict bodily harm? Because they are illegal in my state...bad law, still on the books...
I can't think of a specific example, but do I understand that if you, tpaine, lived [for example] in a state that had a law in conflict with 'the right to bear arms' that you would feel 'empowered' to ignore said law, owing your first allegiance to the Constitution?
Absolutely. -- We are all pledged to support & defend the US Constitution as our supreme law. I took an oath to do that when I joined the Army at 18.
You question this principle?
Would you think of wire cutters as arms, since they can empower the user to inflict bodily harm? Because they are illegal in my state...bad law, still on the books...
?? wire cutters "empower the user to inflict bodily harm"? -- I don't get your point.