Guns of New York

[Marvin the Martian]

Agree or disagree, the right to a firearm is enshrined in the constitution. "Shall not be infringed".

Why is there a militia qualifier to that right, freedom of religion does not come with a "because this specific God gave us life" nor does any of the other rights. The only right with an added qualifier is the second.

 

[Jg48]

Why is there a militia qualifier to that right, freedom of religion does not come with a "because this specific God gave us life" nor does any of the other rights. The only right with an added qualifier is the second.

If it were a qualifier as you interpret, it would say only militia members can bear arms. It does not. A different interpretation could be that the right to bear arms gives citizens the ability to form a militia to oppose an oppressive government and, thus, remain free.

 

[iuwclurker]

Crime had been trending down for years, particularly after Clinton was in office because you finally had both parties willing to be a little tough on it. It started climbing again when we started putting a modifier on justice. DA's don't truly prosecute people in the big cities where crime is most rampant. Give the druggies their marijuana and close off other things. Allow them to grow their own. The drug trade is the biggest driver of violence, not guns. The only places where shootings are a daily occurrence are places where young black males who are involved in pushing the distribution of narcotics live. Dry up their product and the need to kill each other over territory decreases.

Agree or disagree, the right to a firearm is enshrined in the constitution. "Shall not be infringed". A round about way to try and impose an infringement is not going to fly with me. Not when there are plenty of other avenues to address the real issue that nobody wants to touch because they are uncomfortable.

Eliminate greenbacks. Adopt digital currency. The illegal drug trade will dry up

 

[Aloha Hoosier]

Why is there a militia qualifier to that right, freedom of religion does not come with a "because this specific God gave us life" nor does any of the other rights. The only right with an added qualifier is the second.

That’s easy, every male was considered a potential member of the militia.

 

[DANC]

Why is there a militia qualifier to that right, freedom of religion does not come with a "because this specific God gave us life" nor does any of the other rights. The only right with an added qualifier is the second.

Take it up with the Supreme Court.

 

[iuwclurker]

Take it up with the Supreme Court.

That’s a compliment, Marvin! Switch to your appropriate lane.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

That’s easy, every male was considered a potential member of the militia.

Which has since been replaced with the huge standing army our founders absolutely did not want.

 

[UncleMark]

That’s easy, every male was considered a potential member of the militia.

Which has since been replaced with the huge standing army our founders absolutely did not want.

Militias were intended for small, localized purposes, like fighting natives and putting down slave revolts. Putting down insurrections called for a response from the national forces. See the Whiskey Rebellion.