Plain english....
"The right of each citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be abridged, but this provision shall not prevent the passage of laws to prohibit the carrying of weapons concealed on the person."
The definition of Abridge...
abridged abridg·ing
Definition of ABRIDGE
transitive verb
1 aarchaic: deprive b: to reduce in scope : diminish <attempts to abridge the right of free speech>
2: to shorten in duration or extent <modern transportation that abridges distance>
3: to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
Synonyms: abbreviate, shorten, curtail, cut back, dock, elide, syncopate, truncate
Antonyms: elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract
Source-
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abridge
That's plain to me. They can mess with Pincus Carry, aka conceal carry, but other provisions of our right ot keep and bear arms can't be messed with.
BUT THEY HAVE!!!!
How does SB303 with it's "fundamental" and Strict Scrutiny keep them from doing any less than what they are already doing?
Crossposting this from the Bayou Shooter thread where we are discussing this issue....
"So to be clear, we currently have wording which says that our rights shall not be Abridged. Yet time and again these rights are indeed ABRIDGED. Now we have SB303 which rewrites the amendment putting in legalize such as "Strict Scrutiny", a phrase and concept that, as Georg posted above, the State of Louisiana has basically said is meaningless. Yet somehow we expect that the same courts which have turned thier noses up at "Strict Scrutiny" will somehow see the light, fall to their knees and shout Praise Be as they realize how wrong they were and reverse their previous decisions?
It reminds me of a comedian who, when pointing out the absurdity of an Unarmed Security Guard said... "He doesn't have a gun? What is he supposed to do when something happens? Yell - HEY YOU!!! STOP...or I'll say stop again."
Article 1, Section 11 is like that unarmed security guard. It stands there and says STOP. But the courts have kept going, abridging our Rights over and over. So, now we have SB303 which is basically the Security Guard yelling, "Hey! Didn't you hear me say stop? Don't make me say stop again."
You know the reaction you would have to something like that? Humor? Complete disrespect? Maybe even pity for the poor bastard thinking that he's going to actually make anyone stop? That's how the law makers and courts look at Artcle 1, Section 11 with its' current language as well as this new version. They voted for it knowing that it will make no difference whatsoever."