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To: publiusF27
"and I don't see how even the most creative court could find that state concealed carry laws violate the 2A."

Not violate. Simply that to "bear arms" concealed is not protected by the second amendment.

"The words "bear arms," too, have reference to their military use, and were not employed to mean wearing them about the person as part of the dress. As the object for which the right to keep and bear arms is secured is of general and public nature, to be exercised by the people in a body, for their common defence, so the arms the right to keep which is secured are such as are usually employed in civilized warfare, and that constitute the ordinary military equipment. If the citizens have these arms in their hands, they are prepared in the best possible manner to repel any encroachments upon their rights by those in authority."

"They need not, for such a purpose, the use of those weapons which are usually employed in private broils, and which are efficient only in the hands of the robber and the assassin. These weapons would be useless in war. They could not be employed advantageously in the common defence of the citizens. The right to keep and bear them is not, therefore, secured by the constitution.
-- Aymette v. State, 21 Tenn. (2 Hump.) 154, (1840)

That's how the U.S. Supreme Court could do away with concealed carry.

1,111 posted on 11/17/2007 3:38:57 PM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen

OK, so they find that having our CWP scheme here in Florida is not protected. That just means we don’t HAVE to have it. It doesn’t mean we CAN’T have it, does it?


1,114 posted on 11/17/2007 3:49:26 PM PST by publiusF27
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