[William Tell]

mbraynard said: 'militia' language in the text suggests the right to bear arms doesn't apply to a group of Islamic extremists manufacturing, distributing, and posessing suicide vests."

If these particular Islamic extremists were determined to sacrifice their own lives to stop other Islamic extremists from practicing Jihad against other Americans, would that still apply?

Does this mean that under no circumstances would you ever strap a bomb to your body and blow yourself up to protect your family and loved ones from Islamic extremists?

If there is an Islamic extremist who is a member of "the people" is he nonetheless to be denied all of his right to keep and bear arms? How about Catholic extremists? Democrat extremists? New England Patriot extremists?

Will there be a simple test to determine who is not protected or will there be a sizeable rule book? Who gets to write such a book?

[mbraynard]

Yeah, I support a rule book that lists what weapons are not allowed to be owned by the citizenry and I think the rule book should be written by elected officials and in compliance with the 2nd amendment. Because the day this country lets folks walk around with heavy weaponry OR the day it forbids private semi-auto assault weaponry ownership and concealed carry, it is finished.

The constitution is useless if you interpret in such a way as to destroy the country it is meant to govern.