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Mister Ed

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43. Webster disagrees.

Mon Oct 5, 2015, 08:39 PM

Oct 2015

Arms
n. pl. 1. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.

http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/arms

I blame myself for this detour into quibbling over semantics, though, because my post was somewhat oblique. To bluntly and plainly pose the two questions I meant to suggest in that post:

1) Does the Second Amendment guarantee every individual an absolute and unlimited right to stockpile arms of every description?

2) Is the first half of the Second Amendment a meaningful part of the amendment, or was is it simply put there to be dismissed and disregarded?

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If I really have the right to bear arms-- [View all] BarackTheVote Oct 2015 OP

Because what's actually being defended is the right to sell arms. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2015 #1

^^^ This ^^^ cantbeserious Oct 2015 #4

'Murica!!! nt TBF Oct 2015 #18

I've always wanted a battle axe n/t sharp_stick Oct 2015 #2

Hey, I AM a battle axe! valerief Oct 2015 #34

The Point Is Not Lost Here - The Gun Nuts Are Certifiably Crazy - Only Social Custom And Law Keeps cantbeserious Oct 2015 #3

The entire phrase is outdated. This is what it really means today... Major Nikon Oct 2015 #5

You can carry a switchblade or a sword lots of places mwrguy Oct 2015 #6

Legally? atreides1 Oct 2015 #7

You can carry both legally in AZ. former9thward Oct 2015 #14

Switchblades now legal to carry in Texas. dumbcat Oct 2015 #16

Back in the 90's, probably...94 or 95 I'd say, I saw a long-haired man in a trenchcoat... Shandris Oct 2015 #20

Here in AZ it's legal. GGJohn Oct 2015 #22

Automatic knives are legal in GA and can be carried with a GA Weapons Permit aikoaiko Oct 2015 #41

Why would you, a nice single stack pistol is smaller and pretty darned effective. ileus Oct 2015 #8

Maybe I grew up idolizing knights BarackTheVote Oct 2015 #19

And some coconuts! kentauros Oct 2015 #26

It's right there on the application form for BarackTheVote Oct 2015 #36

i did have a chance to buy a small mace. that would be fun in a purse. pansypoo53219 Oct 2015 #9

There is actually a knife rights group. There are links in the Motherjones article to their website. Waldorf Oct 2015 #10

I want to carry my longbow. nt madinmaryland Oct 2015 #11

I build anti-matter bombs as a hobby. hunter Oct 2015 #12

Because swords are dangerous Heeeeers Johnny Oct 2015 #13

Indeed they are... PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #28

They weren't still considered 'arms' at the time. Shandris Oct 2015 #15

In the area of New York I live in there are lots of old cannons all over... PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #30

No kidding?! Woah, I'll bet that takes some getting used to! Shandris Oct 2015 #33

They're pretty small, about 18"-2' in length, and... PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #37

And why just firearms? Why not field artillery? Guided missles? Chemical weapons? Mister Ed Oct 2015 #17

First, there's a difference between arms and ordnance. branford Oct 2015 #29

Webster disagrees. Mister Ed Oct 2015 #43

No and not really. Nt hack89 Oct 2015 #44

To answer your questions, Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #45

No right is "absolute or unlimited." branford Oct 2015 #46

So jurists have decided that the militia clause is an explanation, Mister Ed Oct 2015 #48

I don't know why people don't want to leave bears alone snooper2 Oct 2015 #21

I like this one better. GGJohn Oct 2015 #25

An antique shop in the French Quarter has a sign KamaAina Oct 2015 #23

I live right underneath an alternate flight path. KamaAina Oct 2015 #24

Yeah, that's a joke I wouldn't be posting on a public forum. Calista241 Oct 2015 #42

Because there is no NCA packman Oct 2015 #27

Good question ibegurpard Oct 2015 #31

I used to attend mass at a catholic church in New York City, occasionally the Knights of Columbus... PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #38

You can carry any knife you want in NH. Including a broad sword. bunnies Oct 2015 #32

I want to carry a clock in a suitcase! nt valerief Oct 2015 #35

Stick to pencil cases, they'll eventually let you go. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #39

its harder to purchase a bow & arrow than a gun in L.A. olddots Oct 2015 #40

When you say harder, Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #47

Katanas LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #49