lawrencewendall
Been There, Done That
- Oct 10, 2009
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Searched but did not find this. Interesting piece.
Bill Whittle - Your Second Amendment
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Always like his vids.
Keystone70
MSI Executive Member
This is excellent as how I also interpret the 2A. Maybe our constitutional lawyers need to go back to grammer school.
j8064
Garrett Co Hooligan #1
Very well stated, Mr. Whittle!
Wow, great find sir!
I've heard both of the arguments Bill Whittle shatters in this short video.
The argument that "arms" (weapons) referred to in the Constitution only applied to muskets, is the one I hear most often. At the time muskets were the most lethal instrument available, and just like every other right evolved with the times and technology, so does the concept of the people being able to posses modern arms (I say equal to the average infantry soldier) to defend themselves and our nation if necessary.
Besides that obvious counter argument, even if the Constitution did only mean muskets (and it doesn't), in Maryland, you would likely be arrested for carrying even a musket. Now that's ridiculous.
The argument that "arms" (weapons) referred to in the Constitution only applied to muskets, is the one I hear most often. At the time muskets were the most lethal instrument available, and just like every other right evolved with the times and technology, so does the concept of the people being able to posses modern arms (I say equal to the average infantry soldier) to defend themselves and our nation if necessary.
Besides that obvious counter argument, even if the Constitution did only mean muskets (and it doesn't), in Maryland, you would likely be arrested for carrying even a musket. Now that's ridiculous.
DaemonAssassin
Why should we Free BSD?
Excellent vid!
It also would mean your phones and emails could be tapped with no warrant, since there were no phones and emails in 1791, when the 1A was passed. This obviously doesn't pass the smell test.
lsw
לא לדרוך עליי
- Sep 2, 2013
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Love his example wording a sentence about books and education the same way as the 2nd Amendment.
There's another argument about the militia phrase, though not as commonly heard: Because the government must maintain a militia (or armed force of some kind) for the security of the state, the people's right to bear arms must not be infringed, so the people can counter a corrupt government that attempts to use armed force against them.
There's another argument about the militia phrase, though not as commonly heard: Because the government must maintain a militia (or armed force of some kind) for the security of the state, the people's right to bear arms must not be infringed, so the people can counter a corrupt government that attempts to use armed force against them.
abean4187
Ultimate Member
- Apr 16, 2013
- 1,327
Maybe that is our problem considering that our phones and emails ARE being tapped without a warrant.
Yellowhand
Active Member
Excellent! This is how I've understood the 2nd Amendment from the moment I was able to understand words written into cohesive and structured sentences...only an idiot could see it otherwise.
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