[MACVSOG68]

In absence of any form of government. Do you have a Right to own a Machine Gun?

In the absence of any form of government, human rights still exist, but are unprotected. The "right" to own a machine gun emanates from the natural right of self defense. The right to self defense is the real right, as in those rights endowed by our Creator, of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Given that I am a proponent of the 2d Amendment, as I have repeatedly said on this thread. The extent to which various types of weapons should be permitted depends on their ability to create a destabilization of the social fabric. Does that include machine guns. I don't know the answer to that. I do know however, that the 2d Amendment does not guarantee that we have the absolute right to any weapon desired.

[Leatherneck_MT]

The Second amendment doesn't gaurantee any of my Rights. My rights come from God as a free and independent soul under his Jurisdiction.

The BoR merely enumerates those rights.

Otherwise they might say something along these lines.

"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right to keep and bear arms is heretofore granted to the People."

It doesn't say that, it says

"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 Right existed prior to the Bill of Rights, all the BoR did was to enumerate them and restrict government from trying to eradicate God granted rights.

[Dead Corpse]

Given that I am a proponent of the 2d Amendment, as I have repeatedly said on this thread

No. You aren't. You are much closer to the AHSA-type "reasonable restriction" Brady Bunch front group crowd.

[tpaine]

"-- the issue is whether a government can keep a working machine gun out of the hands of its citizens. I believe the court will rule that it can.

187 posted on 01/10/2007 5:16:46 PM PST by MACVSOG68

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Macv:
"-- I am a proponent of the 2d Amendment, as I have repeatedly said on this thread.
The extent to which various types of weapons should be permitted depends on their ability to create a destabilization of the social fabric. Does that include machine guns. I don't know the answer to that. I do know however, that the 2d Amendment does not guarantee that we have the absolute right to any weapon desired. --"

Some proponent you are, seeing you believe a "court will rule that it can", --- "keep a working machine gun out of the hands of its citizens".

Can machine guns "--create a destabilization of the social fabric? --"
To me, that very question is a loaded example of the 'best of Brady' type rhetoric.