Can someone tell me where in the 2nd amendment it says you can carry machine guns?

[NuclearEnergy]

[Chad32]

The part that ignores the "well organized militia" section of the second amendment. Yes, the sane people who know that the founders weren't talking about automatic rifles will say we take the gun stuff too far. From what I've heard, it's mainly the NRA officials that push for no regulations on this stuff, because they're the ones really making money.

[NuclearEnergy]

The part that ignores the "well organized militia" section of the second amendment. Yes, the sane people who know that the founders weren't talking about automatic rifles will say we take the gun stuff too far. From what I've heard, it's mainly the NRA officials that push for no regulations on this stuff, because they're the ones really making money.

That is 100% true. I also would like to point out that if you even mention one word about COMMON SENSE gun control, you are automatically labeled a communist, socialist or an anti-America. Someone even told me that i should leave if I "hate guns". I seriously do not think the founding fathers had this in mind when they wrote the second amendment. I mean, look at the historical context of it.

[Tiberius]

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.

[Chad32]

I always hate the "leave if you don't like it" line. If you don't like something, you should just abandon it, instead of trying to fix or improve it. How is that ever a good idea?

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[chimp3]

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.

Where in the second amendment does it say we have the right to keep and bear arms? It says the government has no right to impinge on that right.

[Chad32]

What's with the non sequitur?

[Minimalist]