Ulysses90 said:
Kansas Kid said:
BigRobSA said:
Kansas Kid said:
Not really a second amendment victory. It was a statutory interpretation victory. The opinion includes comments that Congress could change the law to outlaw bump stocks.
That would be unconstitutional and I'd hope this SC would act, in haste, to kill that stupidity
If you take the shall not be infringed as absolute, do you allow citizens to arm themselves with nukes, M1A1s, Bazookas, etc since the second amendment is the right bear arms and not guns and all of the above are armaments?
I think there will always be a line drawn as to what is allowed by the SC and politicians on both sides of the aisle because I doubt many people want Bill Gates with a nuke. I have no idea where the line would be drawn by the this court as to what is constitutional and what isn't.
The Constitution intended that citizens should be able to possess whatever arms are necessary to prevent the government from having a monopoly on violence that leads to tyranny.
The contemporaneous words of the founders make that intent clear. Parity of arms between the militia and the standing military was not only contemplated, it was expected.
Quote:
"The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." --(Thomas Jefferson)
"Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." (James Madison, The Federalist Papers #46 at 243- 244)
"Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." (James Madison, The Federalist Papers #46 at 243- 244)
"Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence ... From the hour the Pilgrims landed, to the present day, events, occurrences, and tendencies prove that to insure peace, security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable ... The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that is good" (George Washington)
I can respect people who view it that way and totally believe that with the weapons currently available to the public, the US military would obliterate the citizen army if they ever did a coup (fortunately, our men and women in the military wouldn't do that).
I do wonder how people would react if Soros, Gates et al started handing out nukes, bombers and elite fighter aircraft to their allies.
