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> The language is pretty explicit The literal text is ambiguous to a degree that commas change its meaning: >> A well regulated Militia, being necessary to th

by ethbr1 2y ago

> The language is pretty explicit The literal text is ambiguous to a degree that commas change its meaning: >> 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. Relying on contemporaneous ancillary (and unratified with consensus) documents should be an obvious sign that textual clarity is lacking. Furthermore, the ability of an 18th century individual to craft weapons of mass destruction was vastly inferior to our modern access. > My take on unstable people is that if you’re not stable enough to own guns you’re not stable enough to participate in society. If the person in this case made credible threats, they should charge him with a crime other than possession of a firearm accessory. Not only stability! Just normal common sense. ~20% of English-proficient Americans can't do basic numerical tasks in English [0]. I wouldn't trust anyone that dumb around a loaded 6-lb trigger pull. As the aphorism goes, some people ain't got the sense God saw fit to give a squirrel. And while they and unstable people are fully entitled to live their lives however they want, it would behoove society at large to say 'Maybe we're not going to hand you things that require the highest amount of safety and carefulness.' But I'm from the generation where you started out firearms ownership with a hunter safety course at the local firehouse, followed by supervised use with your family, eventually progressing to independent use by high school. [0] https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2020/2020025.pdf https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2020/2020025.pdf

oceanplexian 2y ago
> ~20% of English-proficient Americans can't do basic numerical tasks in English [0] We don’t gatekeep rights based on someone’s perceived intelligence. The same logic was used to keep southern blacks from voting in the civil rights era and was promptly struck down. If you’re an American, it’s your inalienable right. > The literal text is ambiguous to a degree that commas change its meaning The people who wrote the amendment literally wrote essays explaining their thought process. It’s not like we’re deciphering ancient greek artifacts, we all know exactly what the founders meant when they wrote it. The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed this extremely obvious interpretation.

by ethbr1 2y ago

oceanplexian 2y ago

> ~20% of English-proficient Americans can't do basic numerical tasks in English [0] We don’t gatekeep rights based on someone’s perceived intelligence. The same logic was used to keep southern blacks from voting in the civil rights era and was promptly struck down. If you’re an American, it’s your inalienable right. > The literal text is ambiguous to a degree that commas change its meaning The people who wrote the amendment literally wrote essays explaining their thought process. It’s not like we’re deciphering ancient greek artifacts, we all know exactly what the founders meant when they wrote it. The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed this extremely obvious interpretation.