Posted on May 24, 2015
2nd Amendment... How long has this REALLY been applicable?
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I see people constantly quoting the Second Amendment anytime an issue comes up having to do with personally owned weapons... but did you know, that the individual did not have this right until 2008? As a nation, we have had the right to form well regulated militias. The individual person, however, has only had the right to own weapons for seven years now.
It was District of Columbia v Heller (2008) that allowed all of us to own weapons.
http://www.lawnix.com/cases/dc-heller.html
It was District of Columbia v Heller (2008) that allowed all of us to own weapons.
http://www.lawnix.com/cases/dc-heller.html
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Heller simply enforced a right that existed since the beginning of time and was enshrined in the Constitution at the founding of this nation.
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SSgt Nicholas Johnson
Completely agreed! It would appear SGT Pegg has no idea what he is talking about as his assertions are entirely incorrect. Furthermore, I would wager to bet that he didn't even read the article he's citing.
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Does anyone really fall for any of this B.S.? This topic is a statement and not a question. The question is really a leading one and meant to perpetrate the loss of gun ownership through any means necessary.
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The right has always been there. The Heller decision was the first decisive case that affirmed it. If we look at the founders' writings on the subject at the time there was a clear indication of a right to private ownership. The notion that the right to keep and bear arms tied to service in the militia came about in the 19th century and was inconsistent with the founders' intent.
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If you read the entire decision, it applied for a well regulated militia. Not individual people.
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1LT William Clardy
SGT David T., the usage of "well-regulated" in the Second Amendment means neither restricted nor well-supplied. It is moreof a descriptor for being both organized and disciplined - referencing back to Congress' power to "provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining" the militia.
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