RE: Can someone tell me where in the 2nd amendment it says you can carry machine guns?
April 23, 2017 at 5:07 pm
(This post was last modified: April 23, 2017 at 5:07 pm by Gawdzilla Sama.)
(April 23, 2017 at 3:38 pm)Tiberius Wrote: The problem with the 2nd amendment is it's not very specific.
The amendment says that Americans have a right to "keep and bear arms" and that's about it. "arms" can cover almost any weapon imaginable.
The phrase "well related militia" is also not well defined either, especially in the context of the amendment. Its used as a reason for why the right to keep and bear arms should not be infringed, but it doesn't state that all people who keep and bear arms need to belong to a well regulated militia either.
In short, it wasn't specific enough when it was written, and although I agree with the sentiment expressed in the amendment, it needs some more definition from court rulings.
They meant "long guns", for protection from English and Indians. This is in the record from the times. The militia was to use those guns back when it took days to get regular troops to a problem area. "Well regulated" meant drilled regularly so they would know which end of the gun to point at the bad guys. This is all in the historical record for those who will look.
