Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Point Click, Fire: An Undercover Investigation of Illegal Online Gun Sales [View all]ellisonz
(27,776 posts)1. The courts have consistently ruled First Amendment grants to government the right to regulate such things - hence no yelling fire in a crowded theater.
2. We've already discussed this.
3. "but in a manner to be prescribed by law."
4. "no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,"
5. "unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia"
6. "the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed"
7. Builds on the 6th in regards to civil suits.
8. Gives government the right to establish bail, fines, and punishment for crimes.
9. "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." - such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness all of which this silly misreading of the Second Amendment is needlessly depriving many thereof.
10. "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States"
"Nothing in our Constitution places society above the individual, and in fact, makes it quite clear that the individual is superior to society."
Care to try and bullshit General Discussion with that hokey? Seems like a direct contradiction of almost every single amendment.
Check mate.