Gun Control & RKBA

TheKentuckian

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11. The right to keep and bear arms is not limited to the militia, the enumerated right

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 08:09 PM

Aug 2012

like the remainder of the bill of rights is to the people.

The militia is nothing more than context for the reasoning behind enumerating the individual liberty but cannot logically be interpreted as a limitation on anyone but the Federal government and that is a limit on Federal authority in this area aka shall not infringe.

We have a limited government (or are supposed to) which means all government power and authority is held in stewardship for the people, by the leave of the people. The people are the ultimate source of power in our system, the government grants us nothing but rather the reverse.

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Just the basics [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 OP

I agree with this guy, who I think partly agrees with you: phantom power Aug 2012 #1

While there is no... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #2

I believe that this is what happened in the oneshooter Aug 2012 #5

Absolutely n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #9

I think I will K&R Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #3

Everyone discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #4

So those over 45 and females can't have guns? Hoyt Aug 2012 #6

No... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #7

No one said the statute wasn't ageist and sexist, but AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #10

The right to keep and bear arms is not limited to the militia, the enumerated right TheKentuckian Aug 2012 #11

Fine, we don't need a militia nowadays. So leave you guns at home. Hoyt Aug 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #8