Senate Website Gets Second Amendment Wrong

[RugersGR8]

Never let it be said that lib gun grabbing dems let facts get in the way of carryng out their anti-2nd Amendment agendas.


http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/09/25/Senate-Website-Gets-Second-Amendment-Wrong
Senate Website Gets Second Amendment Wrong
by AWR Hawkins 26 Sep 2013, 2:58 AM PDT

 

[reddog1]

Whether this provision protects the individual's right to own firearms or whether it deals only with the collective right of the people to arm and maintain a militia has long been debated.

^^^What it says^^^

 

[reddog1]

The debate was settled in 1776.

 

[NightShade]

The founding fathers intended for the citizens to be able to arm and defend themselves from tyrants, foreign and domestic.

I also want to throw out there for the members of the government who say that a militia should be referred to only as "soldiers" that any citizen who has registered for the selective service or taken an oath to defend the country in any way possible would in all technical means be a part of a militia and should be given the full rights to own firearms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia

The first legislation on the subject was The Militia Act of 1792 which provided, in part:

That each and every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective States, resident therein, who is or shall be of age of eighteen years, and under the age of forty-five years (except as is herein after excepted) shall severally and respectively be enrolled in the militia, ... every citizen, so enrolled and notified, shall, within six months thereafter, provide himself with a good musket or firelock....

 

[uncle money bags]

Why do they think "the people" in the second amendment refers to a collective right, and "the people, persons" in the 1st, 4th, 5th, 9th and 10th references individual rights?

Because they think we are ignorant and can be manipulated.

Dont be ignorant.

 

[Dave70968]

Why do they think "the people" in the second amendment refers to a collective right, and "the people, persons" in the 1st, 4th, 5th, 9th and 10th references individual rights?

Because they think we are ignorant and can be manipulated.

Dont be ignorant.

Given what they're trying to do the First right now codifying who counts as "press," I think they're pretty much of one mind on all of the amendments.

 

[raeken45]

That is almost word for word what my college government textbook says. I am looking forward to a lively discussion in class.

 

[RETOKSQUID]

We know that they don't read or are unable to understand the Constitution, guess they cannot read or understand SCOTUS decisions as well. Must need to get the crayons out.

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