RE: Can someone tell me where in the 2nd amendment it says you can carry machine guns?
April 24, 2017 at 8:08 am
"Shall not be infringed" means exactly what the Framers meant it to say, although it was a hard fight to get the 2nd into the Bill of Rights...because everyone thought it so very unnecessary, as that right was common sense.
"Well regulated" means in the vernacular of the time, that the militia is to be well outfitted with up to date weaponry.
ARs and similar rifles are not automatic; one pull of the trigger equals one bullet shot. Private ownership of "machine guns" is a very costly and regulated affair. Illegally altering a gun to make it automatic is...illegal.
The over-riding reason the 2nd was included and the militia thought to be a necessary part of any nation was to do as the Declaration of Independence requires of its citizenry; to overthrow a government that is no longer adhering to the principles of a people seeking to govern themselves and to never again be under the foot of a Tyrant. It was not for hunting or for self-protection.
The Framers expected much from the citizens; "A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it" to quote Ben Franklin. And...so the rights enumerated by the Bill of Rights also carry responsibilities for the individual, the People.
A standing army was not the intent and was to be avoided for standing armies tend to do the bidding of those in power at the time. The militia is not the National Guard. The militia is the People. The 2nd is the right of the People, just as the 1st is the right of the People. Natural rights, not rights granted by governments or monarchs.
For statistics and facts, check out John Lott's work in his most recent book, "The War On Guns" and his earlier one..probably a website connected to it as well.
-Jeanne
"Well regulated" means in the vernacular of the time, that the militia is to be well outfitted with up to date weaponry.
ARs and similar rifles are not automatic; one pull of the trigger equals one bullet shot. Private ownership of "machine guns" is a very costly and regulated affair. Illegally altering a gun to make it automatic is...illegal.
The over-riding reason the 2nd was included and the militia thought to be a necessary part of any nation was to do as the Declaration of Independence requires of its citizenry; to overthrow a government that is no longer adhering to the principles of a people seeking to govern themselves and to never again be under the foot of a Tyrant. It was not for hunting or for self-protection.
The Framers expected much from the citizens; "A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it" to quote Ben Franklin. And...so the rights enumerated by the Bill of Rights also carry responsibilities for the individual, the People.
A standing army was not the intent and was to be avoided for standing armies tend to do the bidding of those in power at the time. The militia is not the National Guard. The militia is the People. The 2nd is the right of the People, just as the 1st is the right of the People. Natural rights, not rights granted by governments or monarchs.
For statistics and facts, check out John Lott's work in his most recent book, "The War On Guns" and his earlier one..probably a website connected to it as well.
-Jeanne
"The Ox is slow, but the Earth is patient."
