Supreme Court or no, one either believes in self-defense, or not.
To those that believe the state bears the burden and will protect them, the guillotines, machineguns and gas chambers will be waiting.
Posted on 12/06/2005 10:16:58 AM PST by neverdem
Today: Amendment 2--bearing arms
Wednesday, Dec. 7: Amendment 3--quartering soldiers.
Thursday, Dec. 8: Amendment 4--search and seizure.
Friday, Dec. 9: Amendment 5--property rights and double jeopardy.
Saturday, Dec. 10: Amendment 6--criminal rights.
Sunday, Dec. 11: Amendment 7--jury trial.
Tuesday, Dec. 13: Amendment 8--excessive fines; cruel and unusual punishment.
Wednesday, Dec. 14: Amendment 9--unenumerated rights.
Thursday, Dec. 15, Bill of Rights Day: Amendment 10--states' rights.
Friday, Dec. 16: Amending the Constitution.
The Bill of Rights puts you--the individual citizen--in the U.S.Constitution, and spells out liberties that no government official can revoke. Through Bill of Rights Day, Dec. 15, we will offer commentaries on the first 10 amendments that make up the bill. --The Editors
I guess it all depends on how you define the words: "right", "people", "amendment", etc.
I think that Mark (The Great One) F. Lee Levin should write his next book on the Declaration of Independence, Constitution / Bill of Rights.
TT
Great article ~ good stuff!
I would only add to it, to point out that General Washington recommended the Swiss system for arming and training the male youth, in every household, at the time he gave up his command, after our Victory in the Revolutionary War. He correctly observed the many benefits, which that system of an armed population provided--both to the community at large and to the individual youth, participating.
For more detailed comments The Right & Duty To Keep & Bear Arms.
William Flax
Pretty terse comment/argument for a newbie. Care to explain yourself? An armed society is a polite society. Armed men are citizens, disarmed they are mere subjects.
Just think that up until the NFA was enacted anyone like Maxim or Browning could design and sell full auto. No questions asked and no complaints from anyone. The 2nd ammendemnt was fully understood and never questioned.
Sickening how those freedoms are gone!
Supreme Court or no, one either believes in self-defense, or not.
To those that believe the state bears the burden and will protect them, the guillotines, machineguns and gas chambers will be waiting.
No, not at all. Those words have specific meanings, which are understood by those that understand the enumeration of an individual right, which is the Second Amendment.
Maybe it's like: "It depends upon what the meaning of 'is' is." BS, that's not bachelor of science.
Thanks for the link!
bttt
It may well be that legal scholars who examine the issue generally come to the conclusion that it really is an individual right (like the other nine in the Bill) despite political predilictions to the contrary. Dershowitz appears to be such a case if I understand correctly what he's written on it. If so, my guess is that it is not soon likely to be seriously tested in court despite all the noise. Could be wrong...
Just think that up until the NFA was enacted anyone like Maxim or Browning could design and sell full auto.
and since "normal" citizens have been disallowed to invent and manufacture, how many really good, new designs have come about?
Sure - it's all up for grabs, isn't it?
Give libs and their ilk an inch and they'll define your right to your own life right out from under you.
History is my witness.
Thanks for your adding your oar to the good fight for the America, we need to preserve!
Actually quite a few. Unfortunately, most are from overseas by "state" sponsored corporations. The home inventor used to be the backbone of US national security :>)
Either you need a sarcasm tag OR a lot of reading in American History.
"and since "normal" citizens have been disallowed to invent and manufacture, how many really good, new designs have come about?
Actually quite a few. Unfortunately, most are from overseas by "state" sponsored corporations. The home inventor used to be the backbone of US national security :>)"
Howard Hughes being a pretty good example. No college degree, self taught engineer, "ladies' man." One Hughes product, the Phoenix missle system, was just retired in 2004 after 30 years of service!
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