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The 2A, like all rights in the Bill of Rights, is an individual right and not contingent on people forming a collective group to be realized. Pining for the 2A
by waffle_ss 7y ago
The 2A, like all rights in the Bill of Rights, is an individual right and not contingent on people forming a collective group to be realized. Pining for the 2A to be contingent on militia service is a common wish for gun control advocates but was simply not the intent of the founders (corroborated by many supporting documents of the period, and solidified in the Heller SCOTUS decision).
Therefore the foundation of this article is both moot and asinine.
- viburnum 7y agoThis is wrong. Also, the constitution says whatever the majority of the court says it does.
- waffle_ss 7y agoSounds like I’m right then given Heller, but do tell.
- flyingfences 7y agoDo you care to explain how "this is wrong", especially in light of the well-researched and authoritative reasoning in the Heller decision?
- jriot 7y agoHow do impose on taking guns away? Do you believe the majority of Americans are going to willingly turn them in?
- Recurecur 7y ago>Therefore the foundation of this article is both moot and asinine. Exactly, and thank you for making that point! I wanted to also highlight one highly inaccurate statement made in the article: >>How different would our gun debate be today if the focus weren't on the selfish right to personal protection but on our responsibility to serve our country? Er, that should be: "fundamental right to personal protection". Reserve duty involves a lot of effort and sacrifice. That's fine, but it shouldn't be required to own a gun. Perhaps reserve duty should confer the right to have fully automatic weapons at home, just as with Switzerland... Finally, in the context of the Founders and the 2nd Amendment, it was absolutely normal for just about every adult male to own and use firearms. There was certainly NO requirement to join a militia...