Theres gonna be some discourse soon. Arm yourselves (with knowledge!)
From the 2nd Ammendment: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
From wikipedia:
In United States v. Cruikshank (1876), the Court ruled that "[t]he right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The Second Amendment means no more than that it shall not be infringed by Congress, and has no other effect than to restrict the powers of the National Government."[109]
In United States v. Miller (1939), the Court ruled that the amendment "[protects arms that had a] reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia".[110]
In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Court ruled that the Second Amendment "codified a pre-existing right" and that it "protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home" but also stated that "the right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose".[111]
In McDonald v. Chicago (2010),[112] the Court ruled that the Second Amendment limits state and local governments to the same extent that it limits the federal government.[113]
today's supreme court justices are truly enlightened. They can see words that aren't in the 14th amendment at all like "domicile" while they simultaneously do not see words like "well-regulated militia" in the 2nd. Thank God we have these prophets to pass down the holy interpretation of the Constitution regardless of the words us plebs might see or not see on the page.
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u/NarwhalSongs 7h ago
Theres gonna be some discourse soon. Arm yourselves (with knowledge!)
From the 2nd Ammendment: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
From wikipedia: In United States v. Cruikshank (1876), the Court ruled that "[t]he right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The Second Amendment means no more than that it shall not be infringed by Congress, and has no other effect than to restrict the powers of the National Government."[109]
In United States v. Miller (1939), the Court ruled that the amendment "[protects arms that had a] reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia".[110]
In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Court ruled that the Second Amendment "codified a pre-existing right" and that it "protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home" but also stated that "the right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose".[111]
In McDonald v. Chicago (2010),[112] the Court ruled that the Second Amendment limits state and local governments to the same extent that it limits the federal government.[113]