Re: All or nothing for 2nd amendment

"Morton Davis" <antikerry@xxxxxx> wrote in news:6LyGf.543241$084.174529
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At the time the Second Amendment was ratified, it - undeniably -
meant the right to have what was the first-rate infantry rifle of the
time, used by the world's top colonial power (Britain) and commonly
owned by individual Americans then alike. It obviously didn't mean
that individual Americans' gun rights were only to guns inferior to
military rifles. That means that the Second Amendment - if construed
logically - means all Americans should have the right to an M-16.


It also meant cannons, ships armed with cannons and even private armed
forces. In the Civil War, many of the units on both sides were
privately financed, uniformed and armed.

However, the Supreme Court noted the following in US v Miller:

"And further, that ordinarily when called for service these men were
expected to appear bearing arms supplied by themselves and of the kind in
common use at the time."

I doubt that frigates, private armies (since banned) and cannons were "of
the kind in common use at the time." Were they in use? Yes. Was that
use common? No.





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Sleep well tonight.........RD (The Sandman)

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People discuss self defense as if you have as much time to do it in as
they have to discuss it. In reality, you have a flash to identify the
threat and react. Whether or not you actually pull the trigger is
something that you have a microsecond to decide and a lifetime
to live with.
Mort.....2006

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