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What is the 2nd Amendment?
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Permalink Reply by Trish on
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Oh my, I have to depend on that to defend me against the British troops who want to control the colonies!
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Permalink Reply by P.A. on
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Yes the second amendment is the most misinterpreted part of the constitution. Perri you are right about it being out dated. They were talking flintlock muskets not semi automatic assault guns, two shots a minute instead of 50 to 100.
Also it was talking about towns keeping arms in an armory not individually. That is where the British had taken their weapons, not from individuals. In the second part it refers to "the right of the people to keep and bear arms". Using that wording "the people" is plural, meaning the people as a whole not individuals.
Not to say there is no right to have a gun but that individual right comes from the 9th amendment and would refer to guns for hunting and such, basically the same right they had then. -
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Permalink Reply by exedir on
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The Bill of Rights was the cost to get approval of the Constitution as written. The 2nd Amendment is a part of those rights, inclusive, of such singular freedoms of speech and religion of which many in the world do not have.
We have the right to amend those freedoms and under the law many of those freedoms are defined and to many, and for many, are means to limit what those freedoms imply.
The 2nd amendment as we know it is not what was written over 200 years ago, it is the amendment as defined by cases brought before the Supreme Court where judgments and opinions have been rendered to tell us what we can or can not do as a country and citizens of this country.
Some of course would tell us that much of what we have experienced under the 2nd amendment is moot, moot in that as a fact, we are the best armed country in the world; armed as a military, police, other security forces and as well individuals. So, even if the amendment is repealed the reality is the same, we are an armed nation.
Then the question is, armed for what? What do we fear?
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Permalink Reply by LoveLife&Laughter on
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What do I fear? Gun nuts.
They carry illegally as well as legally, they confront and shoot both us and children in the neighborhood their road rage turns into shootings.
The problem is, even the nicest people who have access to a gun might use it.
My theory is, if I think someone is breaking into my house, shoot a hole through the roof; the shot -- he'll probably skedaddle right quick. If some one is confrontational, handle it like an adult -- be the bigger man and retreat. Road Rage -- grow up.
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Permalink Reply by ProblemAgain on
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you promised you wouldn't use muh pitcher...
here is the link to the tea party post..
http://www.teapartynation.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3355873%3ABlogP...
an excerpt:
"And doubtless the first proposed solution will be gun control. Now, with gun control this shooter would have had to modify his approach, but it would not have stopped him. Any fool can make thermite, for instance; it’s quite easy and requires materials that can be obtained virtually anywhere. He could have made thermite grenades and blown whole classrooms to bits. He could have made poison gas; there are several types that can be made fairly easily. Not the most efficient but his purpose would have been served (in an enclosed classroom it would have killed all the children). He could jelly alcohol and build a make-shift flame thrower. He could make his own guns, including gunpowder. He could make any sort of explosive - including the simple Malatov cocktail. . There are innumerable ways any determined person could carry out such a massacre without a firearm. It may take an extra bit of work, but it can be done. And it could well be worse than just using a gun, which is limited to hitting people with little hunks of lead."
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- Comment by Louise Shippen 7 hours ago
WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP TO CORRECTING ALL THESE WRONGS ? WHEN ARE WE GOING TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK ? IF NOT NOW IT'LL BE TOO LATE !! TALK IS CHEAP AND ENTERTAINING !! OBAMA IS ALREADY WELL INTO CREATING HIS OWN PRIVATE ARMY OF TRAINED YOUNG MEN AND HUMMER ASSAULT VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY CREATED BY OUR CAR MANUFACTURERS !! HE'S ALREADY CREATED FEMA CAMPS TO IMPRISON US AND MASS COFFINS TO HOLD OUR MURDERED BODIES !! WO'LL MAKE THE FIRST MOVE AND TAKE ACTION TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK ? i BELIEVE ADAM WEST, NEWT GINGRICH, HERMAN CAIN, WOULD ALL JOIN IN !!!!!!!!!
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I think the FBI should be looking at Louise Shippen or maybe more correctly men with straight jackets.
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she looks like the woman in a pre-election video that was calling obama a socialistic communist atheistic muslim....guess she was covering all the bases..oh and adam west played batman...i think she means alan west...always good to have solid, stable and well-informed citizens calling for armed insurrection...
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Permalink Reply by The Dyslexic Dodger on
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EWWWWWWWWWWWWW! BARF
LLL give a warning before we inocently click on such a gross image!
Did yuo steel problems photo?
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you don't like my speedos?
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