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Mr. Y wrote:
Hey... I am just happy I can own a gun. I enjoy shooting. Soon I will enjoy shooting full auto.
Mr. Y wrote:
Ha... Works for me!The bill of rights was not penned out of the citizens individual needs, it was penned as a restriction upon the federal gov't as the supreme law of the land. I need to breath in order to survive, but have no specifically enumerated right to do so is the USC. You would do well to note the various wordings of the state constitutions concerning the RKBA. Many contain additional qualifiers, such as "for defense of self and state" or 'subject to the police power' etc. These are inclusions that amount to a statutory restriction upon the right. When the right is penned as silent to the qualifiers, it is to be interpreted broadly. Thus, the previous poster who indicated that the 'regulation of the manner of exercise' *IS* an infringement is correct. IMO, once the courts started down the path of an "acceptable interpretation to reach the desired outcome" it was the start of the slippery slope toward the monolithic .gov we are saddled with today.
stop signs are a want, not a need. We could do just as well with roundabouts.
You ask if in the act of open carrying I am defending the state. As a matter of fact I am and I accept your thanks for doing my part to keep the streets safe.
Hey... I am just happy I can own a gun. I enjoy shooting. Soon I will enjoy shooting full auto.