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2nd Amendment Discussion


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2018 Feb 17, 11:51am   283,841 views  1,426 comments

by CajunSteve   ➕follow (1)   💰tip   ignore  

With all the talk about the school shootings, let's take a look at what the 2nd Amendment actually says:

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Couple things to note in there:

1. The specific mention of a militia being the reason for the need to bear arms.
2. The 2nd Amendment never mentions the word gun at all.

So, what exactly is the definition of "arms"?

In 1755 Dr. Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language was first published. It defined “arms” as “weapons of offence, or armour of defence.”

Weapons of offence would seem to include pretty much anything and everything, from knives to nuclear weapons. The US has already seen fit to ban some weapons of offence so the 2nd Amendment clearly has not been interpreted strictly as meaning that the US cannot ban all "arms". Therefore, the 2nd Amendment does not guarantee citizens the right to own whatever weapons they choose.

So it then becomes a question of which weapons should be banned, which should be strictly regulated, and which should be lightly regulated or not at all. Like anything else, we should weigh an individual's right with society's right. When looked at in that manner, it becomes very difficult to justify why fully automatic or semi automatic rifles should be allowed. What purpose do they serve an individual? And why would that purpose outweigh the extreme damage those weapons have cased society??

Patrick thinks the Chamber of Commerce is the worst organization, and he may be correct, but the NRA is not far behind.



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1318   stereotomy   2024 Jun 24, 9:20pm  

It's well known that gnomes are commies - look at the red hat. Why else would they take over your garden/lawn?
1319   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2024 Jun 25, 8:17am  

HeadSet says

Why does it have a Kalashnikov?


Because that's what Scandinavians shoot?

https://en.seedfinder.eu/strain-info/Nordic_Kalashnikov/Norden_Seeds/
1320   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2024 Jun 25, 6:57pm  

stereotomy says


It's well known that gnomes are commies - look at the red hat.


Oh yeah! Like Papa Smurf! Soviet Men Under a Red Flag! Papa has the red hat. Everyone has their place in society.
1327   Al_Sharpton_for_President   2024 Jul 8, 4:14am  

Germany: AfD members banned from owning guns in new court ruling

A new court ruling in Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, bans Alternative for Germany (AfD) members from owning firearms. The judges from the Düsseldorf Administrative Court said their ruling was based on the classification of Germany’s domestic intelligence service, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), which listed the party as a “suspected” threat to democracy

https://rmx.news/article/germany-afd-members-banned-from-owning-guns-in-new-court-ruling/
1328   DOGEWontAmountToShit   2024 Jul 8, 1:53pm  

Al_Sharpton_for_President says

Germany: AfD members banned from owning guns in new court ruling

A new court ruling in Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, bans Alternative for Germany (AfD) members from owning firearms. The judges from the Düsseldorf Administrative Court said their ruling was based on the classification of Germany’s domestic intelligence service, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), which listed the party as a “suspected” threat to democracy

https://rmx.news/article/germany-afd-members-banned-from-owning-guns-in-new-court-ruling/



1337   Booger   2024 Aug 4, 8:23am  

When they come looking for your guns:


1338   Reality   2024 Aug 4, 8:40am  

Al_Sharpton_for_President says






Having gun clubs on campus might have been the reason why the wannabe mass murderers didn't dare to target up schools, which became soft targets only after gun bans.
1339   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2024 Aug 4, 10:38am  

Reality says

Having gun clubs on campus might have been the reason why the wannabe mass murderers didn't dare to target up schools, which became soft targets only after gun bans.


My high school had our Ag building out back with a dirt parking lot. It was full of trucks with rifles mounted in the back windows. Never a problem.
1349   DOGEWontAmountToShit   2024 Aug 14, 1:28pm  

zzyzzx says






Care to tell us the full story, @zzyzzx ?


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