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Originally posted by this_is_who_we_are
reply to post by Phoenix
Originally posted by Phoenix
I really don't care who wants to debate semantics or preamble sentences. When it says "shall not be infringed" they meant just that period. No discussion, no debate, no prevarication - juist simply leave it alone!
It really is a simple as that. Period.
Originally posted by TauCetixeta
reply to post by Bioshock
Please don't have a heart attack. It will never pass the House of Representatives.
BTW, it's hard to read and understand all of that Legalese Gobbly Goop anyway.
Hire a good lawyer to read it fast.
Originally posted by Phoenix
reply to post by Logarock
Even popular so-called peoples mandates hold no water here in this territory.
Originally posted by this_is_who_we_are
reply to post by Logarock
And everyone trying to second guess what the wording of the 2nd amendment actually "means"? I mean really?!
The founders wrote more than enough commentary regarding the subject for it to be crystal clear to even the most obtuse: namely our right to protect ourselves from tyranny within our own government.
Originally posted by this_is_who_we_are
reply to post by Logarock
And everyone trying to second guess what the wording of the 2nd amendment actually "means"? I mean really?!
The founders wrote more than enough commentary regarding the subject for it to be crystal clear to even the most obtuse: namely our right to protect ourselves from tyranny within our own government.
Originally posted by gariac
What about the "well regulated militia?" Oh, we just read the parts of the 2nd amendment that we like. Kind of like picking and choosing bible versus to suit your needs.
Has it occurred to any gun nut that in order to have a well regulated militia, we need to know who has the guns so that we can call them to arms?
The 2nd amendment provides for the state run national guard.
Was your view point disparaged that you felt to make such an attack? What a damn loser. Don't like the opposition; make a disparaging remark. Grow up and learn to have an adult discussion. I will be gladly waiting for your refutation on my points above.
I do enjoy seeing all these tea baggers getting their panties in a bunch.
Originally posted by gariac
reply to post by this_is_who_we_are
What about the "well regulated militia?" Oh, we just read the parts of the 2nd amendment that we like. Kind of like picking and choosing bible versus to suit your needs.
Has it occurred to any gun nut that in order to have a well regulated militia, we need to know who has the guns so that we can call them to arms?
The 2nd amendment provides for the state run national guard. The activist courts have extended it to an individual right. Now if you want to defend the country, more power to you. Join the national guard. Of course, they require you to leave your weapon at the armory. ;-)
Now regarding tyranny, we have a representative government. The government that we fought was the British, not the United States (well unless you were a rebel). The only tyranny I see here is wankers thinking they need weapons to fight the US government. Never in the history of the United States has citizen fought the government in a gun fight and won. The government has better toys (fighter planes, tanks, drones, sharks with freakin' lazers, etc.), so just tuck your tails between your collective legs and go cower in a corner if this legislation bothers you so much.
When the dust settles, unless you are such a pitiful marksman that 10 shots are insufficient to stop a criminal on your property, nothing has really changed. Well unless you are a mental case, uh not that I'm going to name names of some of the posters. Then you might lose your weapons. Or if you beat your wife or girlfriend. Or committed a felony. But the average person will not lose anything in this gun legislation.
I do enjoy seeing all these tea baggers getting their panties in a bunch.
Originally posted by Nicks87
Also your argument about people being "out-gunned" by the US military and their advanced weapons is flawed. Havent you ever heard of vietnam or when the soviets tried to invade afgahnistan. Lesser equipped forces fought off the better equipped invaders using guerilla warfare tactics. Throughout history you can find examples of this. Oh wait I forgot they dont teach history in school anymore. Just liberal arts and social studies, right?
Originally posted by ownbestenemy
Originally posted by Nicks87
Also your argument about people being "out-gunned" by the US military and their advanced weapons is flawed. Havent you ever heard of vietnam or when the soviets tried to invade afgahnistan. Lesser equipped forces fought off the better equipped invaders using guerilla warfare tactics. Throughout history you can find examples of this. Oh wait I forgot they dont teach history in school anymore. Just liberal arts and social studies, right?
Easy now. While I tend to agree with much you said, the above is a stretch, The North Vietnamese were well funded and had access to small arms that we didn't think they did. The Afghanistani had the ample hlep of the United Sates with regards to arms; i.e., upgrading them. If we didn't bring them up to speed, that landscape could be quite different today.