True. But the lower federal courts have consistently ruled that the second amendment only protects a collective RKBA from federal infringement -- collective meaning "as part of a militia".
An individual RKBA is protected by the citizen's state constitution.
An individual RKBA is protected by the citizen's state constitution.
Except where you've claimed that "bans" are "found to be constitutional."
The City of Chicago bans handguns under home rule powers and it was found to be constitutional.
45 posted on 03/12/2006 7:09:14 AM PST by robertpaulsen
In reply to your post #46, you are incorrect. In the 20th century, every federal appeals court had found the 2nd Amendment protects an individual right. The most recent was the 5th Circuit's desicion in US vs. Emerson (1999).
The liberal and incorrect interpretation of the 2nd used most recently by the wacky leftists, being that the 2nd is a state's right and not an individual right, came about in the mid-sixties and didn't really become commonplace until the early 1980's.
Remember something, the shots that started the Revolutionary War rang out when the British attempted to deny the people their arms in Boston. Basically, we started a war because some idiot wanted to ban our guns back then and we're damned sure ready to do it again if the current crop of idiots don't start backing off and repealing the garbage that is on the books now.
Mike
Not true. The Fifth Circuit ruled that the Second Amendment protects an indivdiual right. (Emerson)