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The Second Amendment is perhaps the most misunderstood of all provisions of the U.S. Constitution. Criminal defendants and the gun lobby have repeatedly claimed that reasonable gun laws must be struck down as a violation of Second Amendment rights. Yet the U.S. Supreme Court and an overwhelming majority of federal appellate courts have held that the Second Amendment protects only a right to keep and bear arms in furtherance of a well-regulated militia.
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From the Brady Campaign to "prevent" Gun Violence...
How idiotic is that statement. Let us disect the whole of their statement here. I challenge anyone, I encourage dissenters from my theories here to actually find a hole in my argument.
The Philadelphia Convention, over a outspoken public criticism of the Articles of Confederation, got to together to change a few things and give our early Republic a polishing.
The two competing groups, (Probably America's first Proto-Political Parties) The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Argued back and forth over whether to ratify a Constitution that was the result of the above paragraph. Each side (the Federalists) proposed a stronger centralized state with broad powers to regulate trade, commerce, monetary policy, as well as the ability to keep a standing military to deal with Domestic Rebellions. Armed Revolution being a popular pass time for various people during that pass time. I imagine armed revolution was like how Americans nowadays play Basketball or Play video Games.
Anyways, The Anti Federalists. In generalized terms, feared a strong and centralized Federal Government would become another Tyrannical state like that of the European Empires.
They where rather unsuccessful at blocking the Constitution from becoming law. They did however push the Bill of Rights onto ink and paper. Thus ensuring that Federal Power would not have the ability to deny the inalienable rights of the Citizens.
These Brady People for the "prevention" of Gun Violence would than have you believe that for some stupid ass reason. They decided to list a Government power in the bill of rights. The right for the Government to arm men for the sole purpose of maintaining a Militia or whatever they attempt to argue about.
The Bill of Rights, the First ten articles of the Constitution. As you can find here,
The Constitution
Would actually show you, where the powers of the Federal Government are listed. None of them are listed in the Bill of Rights. Some new powers where added to the preceding amendments. Giving the Government the power to Outlaw Alcohol. Abolishing Slavery, Giving Women the Right to vote. Which, the last two really just adding more Individual Rights to the list of the specific ones listed.
Anyways, The Bill of Rights only lists Individual Rights of the Citizens and goes on to say that if it ain't covered here, You State Governments can pick up the tab, or the People have free reign to do as they choose. The 1-10 Amendments are not in fact, Governmental powers as the Brady Campaign for the "prevention" of Gun Violence would like you to believe.
I can list many Founding Father Quotes from Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Washington, Webster, and so on. That clearly indicate the purpose, intent and definition of the 2nd Amendment.
Perhaps it would be good to simply reword it to say...
Congress shall be forbidden from Denying any citizen the right keep and bear arms, unless convicted of a crime or mentally unstable.
States have the right to reasonably restrict machine guns and explosives Weapons only.