2. See number 1.
The "right" is supposed to be protected from 'infringements' in any manner. Not hard. Of course I didn't attend Hahvahd or Yuhale.
A militia is a civilian army. There can be no “well-regulated militias” if civilians can’t bear arms.
I have always marveled at the notion that the 2nd amendment, part of the Bill of Rights, would be the only one that guarantees a right of the government (militia armaments).
What the Left fails to realize is that “militia” is not the organized forces of the state but the armed civilians. The purpose of the Second Amendment is to guarantee the right of the civilians to keep and bear arms against the tyranny of the armed forces of the state. Do we really have to remind anyone of the actions of the armed civilians against the King’s troops at Concord and Lexington?
From Stephen Gutkowski in the article: It’s almost as though the Second Amendment protects people’s rights to have and use guns in part because the founders believed a well-armed populace could form into a military force capable of protecting a free society
This has been my understanding since being a small school boy...How can an ordinary raggamuffin citizen have this understanding, but the leading minds of the left can’t come to the same conclusion...
The Second Amendment grants the individual right to keep and bear arms.
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WRONG!
It recognizes a right that pre-existed the Constitution.
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Sorry Matt. Your ignorance is showing.
2A does NOT "grant" us any right. It tells the government that it cannot abridge our natural, God given right to self protection and bearing arms.
It really, really pisses me off when people who ought to know better claim we derive our right to arms and self protection from a document. A document whose purpose is to put the government on notice that it cannot restrict a natural right of man. Saying that implies that were the document changed (repealed) we would no longer possess that right. Absolutely not!
The purpose of the second amendment is to prevent tyranny. Not shoot Bambi, target practice, or have fun at a gun range. And tyrants can be from outside our borders,,,or inside.
Now explain how in that context why we should ever infringe on that purpose.
The militia was every able bodied man you freaking jerks.
Monroe County declared a Second Amendment sanctuary (WI)
WEAU News Channel 13 ^ | February 27, 2020 | Hayley Spitler
Posted on 02/28/2020 5:00:42 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
SPARTA, WI (WEAU)— Monroe County is declared a Second Amendment sanctuary.This comes after the county board approved a resolution during a meeting Wednesday.
The resolution opposes any unconstitutional changes to the ‘right to bear arms.’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3820402/posts
It doesn’t state “the right of the militia”, it states “the right of the people”. Arguing that you have to be part of a militia to exercise the right to keep and bear arms is asinine, the people have that right, not the militia.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx23c84obwQ
This is the best explanation of the second amendment you will find.
The first part of the amendment recognizes the need for and desirability of a citizen militia. The second part forbids government interfering with the right to own or carry weapons. Nothing there limits the right to militiamen, or forces militia service upon any citizen.