The 2nd Amendment crystal clear or as clear as muddy water?

[SoutherDem]

39. Answer to question

Thanks for the reply and before I answer your question I want to revisit my original post.

It is not that simple.

Everyone KNOWS what the 2A means, but when you add all of those everyones you get a full spectrum of meanings. Even the Supreme Court doesn’t agree, we wouldn’t have 5-4 decisions if they did.

With that you said;
“You need to proceed from the UNDERSTANDING that the second amendment is about keeping military-grade small arms appropriate for infantry use in the hands of civilians. “

Your “understanding” implies you “know” what it means, the problem is not everyone understands the 2A as you do. In fact I know many people who are pro gun who do not understand the 2A as you do. They defend there right to own hunting guns or hand guns for self protection but would stop short of allowing the average citizen to own military-grade small arms.

If you google "2A poll" there is a good chance you will find the results of an USA Today poll which states 81% feel we have the right to own/carry guns. But, start googling terms such as what does the 2A really mean and the answers will vary greatly.

When you hear some of the debates the pro-gun side will often speak of self defense and hunting because they know those 81% agree with this. But when you ask should semi-automatic weapons be banded 63% agree. I included the link to several polls.

Now to your question;

You asked which places, in my opinion, the current off limit places such as schools and colleges, court houses, some businesses (this maybe should be the decision of the owner) are some of the places I have no problem not allowing citizens to carry guns.

Which circumstances, in my opinion, many of those already limited such as convicted criminals, mentally ill, I also would have no problem needing to have a permit to carry/own any weapon granted only after completing a training class similar as we do with cars.

Which guns, in my opinion, military-grade weapons should not be in the hands of the average citizen. If the concern for owning guns is hunting and self protection then limiting the number of rounds that can be loaded at once is not unreasonable. Federal background checks and waiting periods are also reasonable.

[link:http://www.pollingreport.com/guns.htm