Meister

Why is this part of the Second Amendment scrupulously overlooked? The 2nd Amendment clearly does not say that all citizens have the right to bear arms. Maintaining a well regulated militia should not be infringed--and there is just cause for that. But nearly no gun owner is part of a well regulated militia. But "well regulated" and "shall not be infringed" seem to butt-heads. Yet not really. Allowing for a group of authorized citizens under an individual state to maintain a standing army following strict military protocol in the practice and use of its weapons "shall not be infringed." YOU CANNOT OVERLOOK "a well regulated militia."

Wolf counselor Loc: Heart of Texas

Yeah right punk.

So whatever you do, don't try to buy a gun.

You're not a militia man so you can't have a firearm.

The rest of us are militiamen, so you can stay with the women and children while we protect our homeland.

And dont let me hear you even say the word "gun" ever again............WUSS !!

Ferrous Loc: Pacific North Coast, CA

A well regulated Militia would be the patriotic citizens joining ranks of other citizens to fight for the Freedon bestowed upon this.

Thomas Jefferson knew this very well... One of the first things tyrants do is to disarm their citizens.


"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
-Thomas Jefferson, Proposed Virginia Constitution, 1776, Jefferson Papers 344

"False is the idea of utility...that would take fire from men because it burns, and water because one may drown in it; that has no remedy for evils, except destruction (of liberty). The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...such laws serve rather to encourage than to prevent homocides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
Thomas Jefferson 'Commonplace Book' 1775


"And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms....The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."

- Thomas Jefferson – 1787

PeterS

There is only one clause in the second amendment that matters. Besides, that first clause just mucks things up...

JW

It would not be so mysterious if you looked up what 'well regulated' meant in 1776.

Gatsby

Try reading the Heller decision before you come up with such BS

Super Dave Loc: Realville, USA

Exactly...

PeterS

It meant that it was regulated by the state in order to have the ability to be called up and have a uniform fighting force. In a time of war you didn't want a bunch of half trained buffoons but a well trained force capable of dealing with any threat!

PeterS

I know, reading the second amendment just wouldn't do would it...

Super Dave Loc: Realville, USA

If you bothered to check, you would know that 'well regulated' meant supported by the government, not banned by the government.

The entire (yes, 100%) Bill of Rights is a limitation on the federal government. Not a single part of the BoR is a limitation on citizen's liberty.

rjoeholl

YOU CANNOT OVERLOOK that pesky little comma after the word militia. Did you pass reading comprehension in school?

robmull Loc: florida

That's why it is so important for ANY tyrant to "shred" our "negative" ["BHB"] Constitution and our Bill of Rights, to disarm America. FAT CHANCE!!! The "Marx/Alinsky" crowd has been trying to do THAT since before "red-diaper" baby, Saul Alinsky, was even a toddler!!! Now that 7th century barbaric, pro-Sharia [radical] Islam, has been idiotically hired by the "Infidel," "Marx/Alinsky" crowd [OWS], I'm sure things will continue to go swimmingly for "liberalism," in general, the way it's always been in America; a totally dangerously misguided, mentally-disordered, hypocritical bunch of radical losers who now seem determined and overly excited to do the "DoDo bird" thing; again. TO AMERICA!!! It's time to throw these idiots, morons, anti-Americans and 7th century pro-Sharia law traitors off OUR 21st century free-market American train!!! Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TRUMP!!!

Super Dave Loc: Realville, USA

While you're through cheerleading you might look at Trump's past and present positions.

Trump reacts to Orlando by joining Democrats, speaking in favor of allowing POTUS to unilaterally revoke 2A by putting citizens on a terror watch list. Perhaps he'll make Lois Learner his Sec of Homeland Security.

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

Why don't you read this great explanation about a well regulated militia?

http://www.lectlaw.com/files/gun01.htm

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

SCOTUS chose to overlook it, even though the famous and much revered conservative Justice Scalia said that they would HAVE to deal with that phrase - eventually. The cowards succumbed to popular belief, rather than the rule of law.