Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: A common question to both sides... [View all]ellisonz
(27,711 posts)Focusing on Sec.2, 3, and 5 of the first bill, and Sec 1, Clause. 1, 7, 10, of the Second Bill. This is why Heller had to expressly say that firearms ownership is not connected with service in the Militia because the Second Amendment clearly says that it is connected and that Congress, the President, and the Courts have very broad power to regulate ownership. It's kinda like the Swiss model, and it's certainly not what we have today where people think they can pretty much store as many firearms of as many types as they want to no end. The Founding Fathers were deeply concerned about the potential of insurrection and thus sought to limit firearm ownership. They never anticipated today's silliness, or that Antonin Scalia and friends would be re-writing the Constitution without a Constitutional amendment to proclaim an "individual right." This is the height of judicial activism.
Also, cite, not site.