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All thats baked into the constitution is the right of the National Guard to bear arms.
by reader5000 13y ago
All thats baked into the constitution is the right of the National Guard to bear arms.
- krapp 13y agoI agree with you, but religion and populist, libertarian precedent have kind of made that a moot interpretation. 3d printed, single-shot guns aren't relevant when you can get real firepower at Wal-Mart or pawn shops, or cash at a gun show, no questions asked.
- midas007 13y agoYup. It's a red-herring, fear-driven issue compared to availability of actual weapons.
- InclinedPlane 13y agoThis is utterly false and has no basis in history.
- midas007 13y agoYeah, yeah don't talk politics: The 4th amendment was created during a time that had a recent memory of forced quartering of British soldiers. A rifle was seen as part of a citizen's duty and contribution to the national defense when the fledgling country consisted of a few states on the Eastern-most shore. That's a far different time given today's political climate and the electoral college, the scenario for a charismatic dictator is just about nil. Canada is not going to invade and USM won't suddenly disappear. Beyond a rifle in wilderness, a pistol is more of a liability in most practical instances. Someone regularly practiced and cautious may have a tiny marginal benefit in an extreme situation... But how often do those occur? Cities are safer than ever. Worse case the weapon could be used against the owner, or accidentally discharged due to mistake identity: both liabilities. If a person intentionally chooses to keep a weapon where legal, they better be at the range at least twice a month or it's pure irresponsibility. (I'm both a member of the NRA and SAR.)
- aaronbrethorst 13y agoUh, what? The 2nd amendment discusses firearms and the 3rd discusses quartering of soldiers. What does search and seizure (4th) have to do with this discussion?