[ConorMacNessa]

Exactly. I have to confess that I am one of those bloodsucking leeches known as "lawyers." I have read the Constitution many times, I studied it in Law School and argued about its meaning with better minds than my own, and I re-read it frequently to this day.

I perceive absolutely no ambiguity or room for argument in the words of the Second Amendment. Our ancestors came here from lands in which they bore arms only at the sufferance of their overlords. They freed themselves through force of arms and when the Bill of Rights was written and ratified, the Right to Bear Arms was set forth close to the top of the list - behind only the First Amendment Rights to Free Speech, Religion, Association, the Press, and Redress of Grievances.

It's plain English - anyone can understand it, so knock off all the Bravo Sierra! We have the right to carry, openly or concealed, at home or as we move about. It's called Freedom!

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,
the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

[KrisKrinkle]

I perceive absolutely no ambiguity or room for argument in the words of the Second Amendment.

Then please tell us the meaning of he words "the right of the people to keep and bear arms"; their scope, limitation, etc. Generally, the emphasis is on the words "shall not be infringed", but exactly what is it that "shall not be infringed"?

[trebb]

And we're supposed to believe what a bloodsucking lawyer says?????

Thanks for the post - we need more "vampires" of your ilk. Have you met Laz?

[OneWingedShark]

> I have to confess that I am one of those bloodsucking leeches known as "lawyers." I have read the Constitution many times, I studied it in Law School and argued about its meaning with better minds than my own, and I re-read it frequently to this day.

I've been kicking around the idea of doing some law-work*, but I feel a little like I would be laughed out of the courtroom / generally disdained due to my "radical constitutionalism. — For example, I hold that the the NM State Constitution, Art II, Sec 6 prohibits NMSA 30-7-2.4 and the weapons prohibited / violators will be prosecuted signs on state/county/municipal courthouses. I also hold that the War on Drugs is wholly contraconstitutional and, in practice, damages 90% of the Bill of Rights.

* Taking the Bar, if not getting a law degree… actually, having read some terrible decisions by the USSC, I rather cynically think that going to law-school would be counter-productive.

[Clump]

I (also a blood sucking lawyer) plainly and wholeheartedly concur with your position on the Second Amendment.
Maybe the next POTUS would consider us for the high court?
Only if we had Ted Cruz nominate and 51 just like Sara Palin to confirm.
I’m only 35 so it would be a lot of fun.
I can dream right?