Posted on 01/27/2013 11:22:40 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Following a public policy meeting of African-American leaders, National Urban League president Marc Morial and National Action Network president Al Sharpton called for a new national assault weapons ban, saying the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution should be regulated.
“The Constitution and the Bill of Rights are not absolute. One cannot yell fire in a crowded theater and hide behind the First Amendment,” said Morial when asked by TheDC if he supports California Democratic Sen. Diane Feinstein’s assault weapon ban bill.
“And we absolutely think that the idea of banning a military style assault weapon, a weapon that I am confident that Thomas Jefferson and James Madison never laid their eyes on, is not inconsistent with the rights of those who self-protect, those who shoot, who want to participate in sporting and hunting,”
TheDC asked Rev. Sharpton if he agreed with Morial’s comments.
“Absolutely, I mean if you look at the Second Amendment it was that you would have militia to protect yourself in case the government came and attacked citizens,” he responded.
“First of all, if the government were to come to disarm you, you would not be able to use an automatic weapon to defend yourself. Let’s be serious. We’re in a world of drones now so the Second Amendment would not help you in that area. It is absurd to try to cite that.”
“People do not have the right to unregulated rights in this country,” Sharpton continued....
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That was the implied intent of the Sullivan Laws in New York City that stand until this day. Look it up.
Hard on them? I was counting them as highly effective well-trained troops. It was a compliment.
That, and too many criminals were getting shot.
IIRC from a history class, it also had something to do with the different politicians gangs charging tolls for people to go from one part of the city to the next and some of the more civilized people from the uncivilized western states just shot them instead of paying the toll.
Someone please fit Mr Sharpton with a muzzel. We got some regulating to do!
Gonna let sharpton in on a secret: given the purpose of the Second Amendment, I should be able to keep a nuclear-armed sub submerged in my swimming pool in case Obama uses this country’s armed forces against its citizens.
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