RE: Can someone tell me where in the 2nd amendment it says you can carry machine guns?
April 24, 2017 at 7:19 am
(April 24, 2017 at 1:39 am)Tiberius Wrote:(April 23, 2017 at 5:07 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: 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.
Except that for better or worse, the Supreme Court decided that individuals have a right to keep and bear arms. Pretty recently actually:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_o..._v._Heller
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald_v...of_Chicago
Yep, and what a blessing that's been.