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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 05:13 PM Original message |
A purely collective right of the people to keep and bear arms makes no more sense than |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. So why are militias even mentioned in relation to bearing arms? |
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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 05:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. You believe that "bear arms" means "to maintain effective state militias" ? |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. The Second amendment to the Constitution |
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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Non-responsive. |
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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 06:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. But what does "bear arms" mean ? |
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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. I'll do it for you.... |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 12:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. I think it's clear this is supposed to be an individual right... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. Personally, I'd find the second clause of the Second Amendment |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Can these Militias own Stinger Missiles? |
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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Can I print US Dollars? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 10:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Of course |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Yeah, they didn't anticipate tanks, jet fighters, and nukes |
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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-07-07 03:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Can the California State Militia own H-bombs? It cuts both ways. n/t |
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Brother_1969 (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. The 2nd amendment is an anachronism |
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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Good luck with that. :-) Why do you say you support progressive |
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Brother_1969 (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Progressive gun laws would follow progressive theory |
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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I don't see anything in that about banning guns -why do you say banning guns is progressive? n/t |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Maybe imposing extraconstitutional restrictions on freedom is the new Progressive |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 06:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. i'm solidly a progressive- but i have no problem with gun ownership. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. You are absolutely correct. As to the inclusion of mention of militias ... |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
20. The Founders weren't stupid. |
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hansberrym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 11:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. They were not stupid. If they intended an exclusively collective right |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-08-07 11:49 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. No, they felt it was an individual right that deserved special protection |
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