[Gardener]

If you want to own a firearm I have no problem with that at all, but I don't want one. What's the difference between guns laws banning guns and gun laws requiring ownership? Where does the second amendment say you must own a gun?

I won't make you give yours up so long as you don't make me own one. 'K?

[faireturn]

See post #30. -- Under my proposed amendment, you would not be forced to take the oath, or to have a rifle.
You would forfeit your franchise to vote of course, but we can't be too picky, aye?

[jonascord]

Since you choose not to protect yourself and your family, why should anyone else volunteer for the task?

[saleman]

Okay, you don't have to own one. Why is it unreasonable to require you to pay a fee for protecting you and your family?

"What's the difference between guns laws banning guns and gun laws requiring ownership"

If you don't know the difference between "banning" and "requiring" then I can't help you.

Why are you so against having a firearm? Do you like being defenseless? Or do you have some other form of defense for you and your family that you would like to share with us? Bodyguards maybe. Vicious dogs? Security systems (what a joke). I'm just ask'n. Do you live in a gated community? What are you doing to protect yourself? Hey, I'm just ask'n. 'K?

[El Gato]

If you want to own a firearm I have no problem with that at all, but I don't want one. What's the difference between guns laws banning guns and gun laws requiring ownership? Where does the second amendment say you must own a gun?

The second amendment is not the entire Constitution.

This from Art. 1,

Section. 8. The Congress shall have Power ...
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

Given this power, the first Congress passed the 1792 militia act, abstracted above, BEFORE, the second amendment was even ratified. About 7 months before as a matter of fact.

[El Gato]

What's the difference between guns laws banning guns and gun laws requiring ownership?

The second amendment prohibits the former, the "militia powers" of Article 1 section 8 allow the latter.

[Skywalk]

I don't know if you got the point of the article.