Constitutional Rant

[lizerdking]

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To all those who are requesting stricter gun laws or those who are concerned about additional laws:

Those laws would be considered unconstitutional. The constitution and the amendments applied are the official law of the land. The only way to repeal the 2nd amendment will be with amendment 28 striking the 2nd from being valid any longer. There is a process in place to add amendments to the constitution, it will require 2/3 majority to propose and 3/4 to pass. Had any of these proposed laws enough support for that to happen, it would have happened by now. Once an amendment is put in place it stays in place, and can only be superceeded by additional amendments. See Amendments 18 and 21.

Miller v US supports that weapons that would be useful in a well regulated militia are protected by the 2nd amendment, we have precedence. Our government themselves have labeled them has weapons in the theater of war; thus stands to reason they would be necessary in a well regulated militia.

How is anyone even arguing about this? As a nation we are bound by our constitution and the amendments it contains. The law will prevail, it has to, it is the law.

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[KW730]

How is anyone even arguing about this?

Because there are politicians who don't give a damn what the second amendment says. We can save one life.

 

[possum_128]

Hear, hear!

 

[Danicus]

the laws do prevail, it just all comes down to which laws will prevail; federal or state.

 

[poptab]

The problem with the constitution is that its just a piece of paper....

 

[lizerdking]

the laws do prevail, it just all comes down to which laws will prevail; federal or state.

Article 6

All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.


That being said, New York? Anyone? Bueller?

 

[Captain Bligh]

Has there ever been a Supreme Court ruling about what "well regulated" means?

 

[bluegrassrules]

You can start your research here, it briefs the court case that defines "Well Regulated."
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia