tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post8074712887685073517..comments2023-10-26T07:19:41.446-05:00Comments on Science Avenger: Supreme Court Rules on 2nd AmendmentScienceAvengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-78399868713053294222010-08-06T12:40:32.416-05:002010-08-06T12:40:32.416-05:00Even if we accept your argument that the original ...Even if we accept your argument that the original intent included cannons, which I find somewhat tenuous, there's no logic in going from there to tanks and biological weapons. We do not have a constitutional right to kill innocent people, at least I've never read anything that suggested anyone did. I see nothing in the writings of the founding fathers that suggests they'd be so insane to think people should all individually possess the ability to destroy everyone else.ScienceAvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-18446796893772267432010-07-29T01:48:45.394-05:002010-07-29T01:48:45.394-05:00In 1755 Samuel Johnson published the the “Webste...In 1755 Samuel Johnson published the the “Webster’s dictionary” of the day.<br />It was the definitive dictionary of the English language at the time the US Constitution was written.<br />Under the word “arms” the 1755 definition was ” weapons of defense or armour of defense“<br />The definition of arms did not restrict the term to portable hand held weapons like muskets and swords, (as some revisionists who try to reinterpret the second amendment claim)…but even included the most terrible weapons of the day…the cannon.<br />Which means that Americans are not limited in what type of weapon they can own: a stinger missile, a tank, a bazooka, a flame thrower. Any “weapon of defense” is fair game. Machine guns, hand grenades, RPG’s all are included in the second amendment. I would even go so far as to say that Americans even have the right to possess biological weapons.<br />Americans have the right under the constitution to unrestricted access to any weapon that can be use in any possible way in defense of the country or the individual.<br />There are those, even some in the NRA, who would like to draw a distinction between a handgun and , say a bazooka, a missile or a suitcase nuke. But based to the second amendment and the definition of "arms" , Americans citizens have the right to own any weapon they wish.<br />No exceptions.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01711226476054218566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-43694416352444634712008-06-26T23:04:00.000-05:002008-06-26T23:04:00.000-05:00two words jury nullification , if you dont like a ...two words jury nullification , if you dont like a law, or don't believe in the case you are sitting thru jury duty on, vote not guilty, this is your greatest power and you do not have to explain yourself to no one for the way you vote. this will change laws faster than the system will!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-35183081941024936612008-06-26T22:31:00.000-05:002008-06-26T22:31:00.000-05:00I agree that the 2nd amendment is outmoded and nee...I agree that the 2nd amendment is outmoded and needs revision. I will concede the interpretation of the majority opinion, and that the DC law was poorly conceived and unconstitutional. Some of the arguments in the majority opinion, however, sound a lot like conservative talk-show reasoning, in that they spend a lot of time bashing the dissenting opinions without much substance. <BR/>Where the logic gets weakest is that Scalia et.al. admit that the right to bear arms is not an absolute right of possession of any type of weapon by any person in any circumstance, but they don't fully recognize the implications of that. If it is constitutional to ban RPGs but not handguns, then why is it unconstitutional to ban handguns but not shotguns and rifles? Where and how is the distinction to be drawn? The answer offered in the opinion is that handguns are the most popular defensive weapon. That seems an unsatisfactory criteria.Luke H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17526959547500069166noreply@blogger.com