Breyer: Second Amendment Not About 'the Right of an Individual to Keep a Gun Next to His Bed'

pjmedia.com ^ | 8/23/2017 | Bridget Johnson

[Ancesthntr]

“I would love to see a state , maybe Texas or Arizona pass a law naming every citizen of that state a member of their Militia.”

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Better than that - especially since federal law names every male between 16 and 45, except those in the armed forces and certain federal office holders, as the militia - would be for said states to name every single holder of a carry license as a state law-enforcement officer. That way, each and every one of them would be able to get brand, spanking new full autos, and be in compliance with Title 18, Section 922(o). That’s the part of the ‘86 Firearm Owners Protection Act that bans new full autos from going to “mere civilians.”

The Lefties would have a cow...and within a year, there would be 2 million new full autos, and 5 million existing semi-autos with a “happy switch.”

Come ON, Governor Abbott, start pressing the Legislature to pass a bill like this!

[Blood of Tyrants]

Here is some help for you, Breyer. It defines what the militia is.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/246

(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are—
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.

[TADSLOS]

The “militia” starts with me and the firearm next to my bed. Any other definition is just some politician’s wet dream to power over an unarmed citizenry.

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

What’s this “under 45” crap?

Somebody out there really want to tell me that I’m too old to fulfill that oath?

[Lazamataz]

Sorry Breyer. It’s settled law. Read up on the Heller decision.

[Still Thinking]

No, he’s right, though not in the way he thinks. It ain’t about burglars (or deer).

[Swordmaker]

In Breyer’s discussion he conveniently omits the very obvious words "of the people."

". . . the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”

It does not say, ". . . the right of the State Militia to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

"No right to for an individual to keep a gun by his bed," my ass, Breyer, you Dunderheaded dolt! Learn to read!

[Sgt_Schultze]

Stupid framers.

Everybody knows that when they used the word “PEOPLE” In the 1st, 4th, 9th and 10th amendments, it was a different PEOPLE they were talking about in the 2nd Amendment.

[Sgt_Schultze]

“The Second Amendment: It Ain’t About Hunting”

Nope. Have you ever heard a hunter being said to be “bearing arms” against a deer or a duck? That’s because bearing arms is usually associated with military actions.