Re: So what constitutes "Arms"?

A well regulated militia,...
(there's those pesky regulations again...)
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[The second amendment] is an individual right, unconnected with
service in a militia" US Supreme Court, June 8, 2008.

That one is OVER! Try again in another 70 years

On Jan 13, 8:01 am, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
> At 12:19 AM 1/13/2011, you wrote:A well regulated militia,...
> (there's those pesky regulations again...)
> ...being necessary to the security of a free State,
> In reality you have identified a nominative absolute.(if it's necessary, government should provide them to me for free)
> No.  Legitimate Government SECURES rights.  It is not a gang that
> plunders SOME to the benefit of OTHERS.the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
> And you have found the 'meat and potatoes' of the sentence.
> Remember diagramming way back when ...Infringed; advance beyond the usual limit. Go against as in rules or
> laws.
> (I wonder what the usual limit was back then? I bet most people had a
> dozen or more back in 1776.)
> A perusal of the REMAINDER of the Constitution quckly reveal that
> no power exists to 'infringe' in the first place.I'll assume Arms refers to any weapon able to fit in ones arms, and
> not specifically a gun anymore than a spear or sword.
> Why can't I have a bazooka or rocket launcher?
> It fits in my arms.
> Because Government is VIOLATING its charter.And it would also make any guns people carry practically valueless in
> the same way guns made spears and swords valueless.
> Not really, but if it aids your pleasing vision.
> Regard$,
> --MJ "A well-educated electorate being necessary for self-governance in a free state, the right of the people to keep and read books shall not be infringed." Is there anyone who would suggest that means only registered voters have a right to read? --Robert Levy, Georgetown University professor

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