Second Amendment out-of-date?

I don't think he did, or should have, apologized at all, except perhaps for his failure to enforce the Second Amendment as against restrictions agaisnt firearms on campus.

"Out of date"? Maybe out of date like my 1945 Long Branch Enfield Number 4 Mark I*, which can send Mark VII ball ammunition 1,300 yards into a man-sized target.

"Max Schlusselberg ([email protected]) is a freshman majoring in journalism."

These few details explain a lot. JT

Of course the 2nd amendment is outdated. Ever since we evolved past violence and abolished tyranny, weapons have been archaic and pointless. There is no need for weapons since we live in this evil-free Utopia.

This must be our day for links to stuff from 2007.

Heller's happened since then, the author is probably now a Junior and the folks commenting on the intent of the 2nd have probably read about SCOTUS' ruling since that time.

I believe the "well regulated" phrase IS out of date since the word "regulated" has a significantly different meaning than it did 200+ years ago.

Back then it meant well stocked, kept in good working order and prepared, now it means controlled by government fiat.

McK, that isnt what Heller was about. The holding in Heller is that the 2nd Amendment secures an individual right to keep and bear arms irrespective of membership in a militia. Not every case is about everything. The Court limits its holdings as much as it can. Further litigation will further define our rights. Nothing was held regarding regulation, the Court only said that some regulation may be reasonable. Everyone knows that already.

This is pretty old, so really not worth discussing or getting upset about.