BOR continued to spew the crap about 2A being for personal safety last evening. NO BILL, 2A was not about personal safety, no where in the amendment does the word safety show up (nor does hunting). 2A was about having citizen soldiers, militias, to be ready in case of a extra constitutional government popped up. BOR: note how 2A comes right behind 1A, it was the underpinning of the very liberties guaranteed by the constitution. The remainder of the bill of rights are more process rather than a listing of absolute rights. The bill was drafted to directly address those areas of grievance the new republic had with the Brits and how the Articles could fail to uphold the liberties of the new republic.
Saw BOR for a couple of minutes on Colbert last night talking about 2A was a result of the revolution and the reason “we defeated all those redcoats running around was pow— everybody had a gun”. I turned the channel because he really kind of reminded me of Joe Biden...
Other Amendments, especially the vaunted 1st Amd say “Congress shsll make no law...” The 2Amd says the RKBA “shall not be infringed.” The 1st is not absolute. The 2nd is. It covers local and state governments, the Federal government and private entities and admits of no exceptions, either of those who have the right or of the arms they can keep and bear. Much as it may make for some discomfort among people who thind they are staunch @Amd supporters, that includes insane persons and convicted felons. The 13th Amd posibly provides the only exception and that is those subject to involuntary servitude (prisoners) because involuntary servitude can be construed to mean any actioins or conditions of the servitudee.