alan
June 11, 2003, 06:59 PM
We hear a great deal about our Right To Arms, under The Second Amendment. Having listened to a broadcast discussion at www.originalintent.org on Why pro gun organizations loose, the following point was raised, along with some other things.
As is the case with a number of items that are part of the Bill of rights, The Second Amendment grants nothing to anyone. Rather it stands as an instruction to the federal government concerning things that it should not do, places where it should not go. The discussion also talked of 14th Amendment Citizens, which is another matter.
On the other hand, citizens are possessed of "certain inalienable rights...", the right of self defense certainly being one. Absent the ready access to arms, the right of self defense rings hollow, likely because it is hollow and without substance.
Readers might case to think on the foregoing.
As is the case with a number of items that are part of the Bill of rights, The Second Amendment grants nothing to anyone. Rather it stands as an instruction to the federal government concerning things that it should not do, places where it should not go. The discussion also talked of 14th Amendment Citizens, which is another matter.
On the other hand, citizens are possessed of "certain inalienable rights...", the right of self defense certainly being one. Absent the ready access to arms, the right of self defense rings hollow, likely because it is hollow and without substance.
Readers might case to think on the foregoing.