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Posted on 12/07/2015 7:34:36 AM PST by TroutStalker
SCOTUS wouldn’t be ruling on a ban on “assault weapons”; they’d rule on a the rights of states and localities to regulate firearms based on specific and defined features.
We don’t want a ruling on that because we don’t know what way it would go. Especially considering past precedents upholding elements of various firearms acts and the language from Heller. Specifically Scalia saying that Heller isn’t absolute.
Correctly defined: Assault rifle... (not “weapon”.. all weapons are for defense or assault):
A select-fire automatic loading rifle which can be selected by the user to: 1.) fire 1, or 2, or 3 shots per each trigger pull, OR 2.) fire fully automatic firing as a machine gun for as long as the trigger is engaged.
This differentiates from a semi-automatic rifle which autoloads and can only fire one round per trigger pull..period, regardless WHAT the weapon looks like.
FReepers?
The Second Amendment, based on “natural law” to guarantee freedom to citizens was ratified on December 17, 1791.
“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.”
The term “arms” was used to include any and all weapons necessary to secure a free state, from knives to handguns to rifles, mortars, cannons.
“...shall not be infringed.” means exactly what it says. If the “law of man” requires a citizen to ask “mother may I?” or pay fees or taxes in order to have a chance of government granting permission - it is NO LONGER A RIGHT but is PRIVILEGE!
Should the laws of man limit citizens to ONLY have arms suitable of, i.e. “sporting purposes” or target shooting - that is also infringement on the rights of man to defend against evil or a tyrannical government!
Should the constitutional scholars on the Supreme Court NOT be able to arrive at a 9-0 decision supporting the plain language of the 2nd amendment - they should be removed from the court and replaced by judges who understand the US Constitution!
Bring back flashing fonts! UPVOTE YOUR FAVORITE POST WITH BLINKY SCHTUFF.
FWIW, the MSM has successfully ingrained in every ignorant person's mind that any rifle used in a crime is either an assault weapon or an AK-47.
I remember specifically a few years ago here in Detroit where an on scene old lady witness to a drive by shooting said: "It sounded like an AK-47"........
Well kudos to her since I am familiar with many firearms and have no idea how to discern the sound of an AK-47 from any other rifle............
As a side note, I will forever remember local WXYZ's Bill Proctor reporting on a shooting in Detroit. In his own words: "Detroit Police are searching for a .357 Smith and Wesson Glock Pistol"..........
Glock is really branching out, aren’t they? LOL!
This punctuation stuff happened right after there was that “attack” or whatever it was where FR was being tagged as a virus site or something. I imagine Jim is on top of it - but I wonder if the two are related? (I’m no computer expert).
It's not a huge issue for me, other than readability. Those who post daily or a lot may be spending a lot of time correcting their posts.
I got tired of correcting the punctuation in my C&P responses, so I created a userscript for Greasemonkey today (under Firefox) to manually fix the punctuation. It's not perfect, as I cannot correct all punctuation that is part of C&P responses by others, but it's better.
But posters are not doing that and it’s becoming very hard to read a lot of the material being posted. Annoying.
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I did not expect that they would review the laws. From this point on into the foreseeable future, obama’s Supreme Court will not do anything to make it easier for gun owners.
You got that right.
I’m a visual learner and it’s been a while but for the shorter ones I’ve actually gotten to learn that it is just quotes or apostrophes. Easy to learn just two new symbols. It’s good for you! Try learning Chinese, too , that might help.
I usually read the source article anyway. Cracks me up that most who mention it don’t bother with that. I’ve learned more about a subject that is crucial to our survival as a republic.
Love, Ralph & Stacey
Let's hope thats after several of the SCOTUS members have been retired and replacements appointed by a true conservative.
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