RE: Can someone tell me where in the 2nd amendment it says you can carry machine guns?
May 5, 2017 at 4:38 pm
(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.
The founders wrote laws REGULATING the size of muskets and musket balls. Funny how nobody on the far right gun worshiping sides ever shouts "SAWED OFF SHOTGUNS SHOULD BE LEGAL".
It is utter nonsense that the founders intended for a free for all. No other product sold in America gets the level of immunity guns do and it is frightening. What NRA nutters are arguing would be like using rotary phone laws to regulate cell phones.
It has had court rulings, that is what the Supreme Court has done since on every subject. Unfortunately for the past 36 years the Supreme Court has sided with mostly big business, including gun companies.
The last time the GOP cared about gun safety Reagan got shot and Brady did too. I certainly hope it doesn't take some nut hitting a high profile republican's family for society to wake up.
