Gun Control & RKBA

Nuclear Unicorn

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23. Semi-auto long rifles are not "military style assault weapons" except in appearance

Reply to jimmy the one (Reply #22)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 05:55 PM

Jul 2013

Actual military weapons are 3-round burst or full-auto.

..the rationale for RKBA has collapsed into oblivion...

Not according to your Tenche Coxe citation.

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I find it hard to believe the the 2nd Amendment is exclusively for national defense [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 OP

Our right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness depends on protecting ourselves. ileus Jul 2013 #1

It is different than all the others you listed, safeinOhio Jul 2013 #2

It also secures "the right of the people" in the same context as every other usage of the term. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #3

Agreed; k&r discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2013 #4

I think it is pretty clear that the 2nd Amendment was aimed at individual rights. McPops Jul 2013 #5

Welcome discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2013 #6

There have been many so far. oneshooter Jul 2013 #7

Welcome. This thread is a necessary reinforcement of Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #11

Agreed. In fact, it's not possible to parse the language any other way... Lizzie Poppet Jul 2013 #12

nuclear option jimmy the one Jul 2013 #8

Um...no. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2013 #13

That explains why post-BoR state constitutions clarified matters. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #37

Of course the 2nd was a guard against the govt. It was intended to keep the jmg257 Jul 2013 #9

The "negative" language of the Second as well as the other rights... Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #10

I would buttress your argument with the observation Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #14

Purposes of the Militias...and "a free State"... jmg257 Jul 2013 #15

I would agree with your "offset" argument. In fact.... Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #16

It's for defense either national or personal or anything in between. nt rrneck Jul 2013 #17

The 2nd didn't put exclusive power in the hands of the govt (never actually heard anyone say this). jmg257 Jul 2013 #18

Magic Time jimmy the one Jul 2013 #19

I'm not seeing that as a refutation of my premise. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #20

miller 1939 jimmy the one Jul 2013 #21

"The heller decision was split along political lines, 5-4." Irrelevant Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #24

Magic jimmy can talk out of his a*# hansberrym Jul 2013 #32

behold, a real magician jimmy the one Jul 2013 #33

Of course you didn't know... that Sam Adams was not among the minority of Pennsylvania? hansberrym Jul 2013 #34

mensheviks jimmy the one Jul 2013 #35

Magic jimmy's "likely hypothesis "... hansberrym Jul 2013 #36

my friends & countrymen jimmy the one Jul 2013 #39

untenable and transparent indeed! hansberrym Jul 2013 #40

Hansel & Prattle jimmy the one Jul 2013 #42

Jimmy dear... it may take you a little longer than the other boys and girls to catch on hansberrym Jul 2013 #43

Tee Hee... I see where you went off track, it could have happened to anyone! hansberrym Jul 2013 #44

Holy crap, you actually used the reply button correctly for once! good job! AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #38

I suppose... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2013 #41

2ndA is obsolete & antiquated jimmy the one Jul 2013 #22

Semi-auto long rifles are not "military style assault weapons" except in appearance Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #23

It is a shame the 2nd does not explicitly assign the right Riftaxe Jul 2013 #28

miller was apolitical jimmy the one Jul 2013 #25

. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #26

2ndA oblivion jimmy the one Jul 2013 #29

No, the RKBA is as relevant today as ever. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #30

Thats a matter of opinion. beevul Jul 2013 #31

lyao? why? jimmy the one Jul 2013 #46

I guess that is as close as you will come to admitting your errors. hansberrym Jul 2013 #47

colonectomy needed jimmy the one Jul 2013 #49

unbelieveable indeed! hansberrym Jul 2013 #52

Hansel & Prattle II jimmy the one Jul 2013 #45

jimmy logic: If its the first one listed, then it is the first one! hansberrym Jul 2013 #48

OOC again, & dissimilar jimmy the one Jul 2013 #50

Did you just discover that? Really? hansberrym Jul 2013 #51

mad brigade jimmy the one Jul 2013 #54

Did you just discover that? Really? The Sequel hansberrym Jul 2013 #57

It's almost as if the Bill of Rights was written Riftaxe Jul 2013 #27

It can be if one thinks of it as this: Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #53

It's right there in the preamble.. X_Digger Jul 2013 #55

Yup. beevul Jul 2013 #56