Why do you want to license a "right"?
Exactly. Most gunnies don't even get it...
Why do you want to license a "right"?
I am not saying to license it, I am saying that it should be recognized the same. In my perfect world if you have a CCW, you would be able to carry ANYWHERE in the US. I am comparing the reciprocity to having a drivers license and it being recognized in the whole country, not just certain states. That is simply what I was saying. When I applied for my drivers license, it was issued by North Carolina, but I could drive in any state(hence recognized federally) .I just wish that if someone is issued a CCW( which I feel should be a right to any non felon ) that they can go to any state with that weapon concealed and carry it with the permit recognized. I also feel that a right, established by the people and recognized by the federal government, should supercede ANY state law. I highly doubt this would ever happen but again it is what I personally, would like to see happen.
The only rights that the states have are those granted to it by the US Constitution.
Wrong - the only rights the the Federal Gov't has are those granted by the Constitution and continuously subverted by political regimes - all others are reserved for the States
Also, the the Bill of Rights does not grant citizens any rights. Our rights are God given or natural rights if you prefer. The Bill of Rights simply guarantees our rights and places limitations on what the governments powers are.
The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are small documents and there really isn't any reason for a US citizen not to understand the basic concepts behind them.
Not knowing our foundation is one big reason why we as a nation are drifting closer to a Marxist society.
Know your history people!
Yep.If the federal government gets involved concealed carry licenses wil become more restrictive and more expensive until getting one will be like buying a registered NFA item, beyond the means of most people.
So then by what means should the federal government enforce recognition of the second amendment?
Well, in all honesty, I don't see anything specifically wrong with using the word "grant" when talking about the BoR.
The BoR was written by citizens, for citizens to grant each other certain protections while living in this country.
I mean, our country was also created with Freedom of Religion in mind too, and not "everybody" believes in God given Rights....because not "everybody" believes in God at all. And that's OK either way with me.
"Natural" Rights is also subjective as well really in my own personal opinion.
What "Rights" actually exist in Nature?
None that I've ever noticed.
All manner of creatures seem to be born, struggle and fight to survive and then eventually die anyways...and that's about it really.
YMMV
the declaration of independence and the constitution are small documents and there really isn't any reason for a us citizen not to understand the basic concepts behind them.
Not knowing our foundation is one big reason why we as a nation are drifting closer to a marxist society.
Know your history people!
This is what I mean by understanding the basic principles behind the Bill of Rights and the Constitutions as a whole.
Words mean something and when writing the Constitutions our founding fathers paid attention to the meaning of those words and chose them carefully. Lexicon is important and should not be watered down. As to natural rights and God given rights, in context of the Constitution they are not subjective. You don't have to believe in God or a supreme being to benefit from the rights and liberties that established this country by those who did.
Read the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence. That will give you some good insight as to what the people that establish this country were thinking; man does not grant us our basic rights, our creator does. Therefore, man cannot take them away. No semantics, no subjectiveness but carefully chosen words to convey a specific belief.
I'd like the States to take back control and force the Federal Government to focus on the areas it is Constitutionally supposed to be focused on.
I would start with Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. Otherwise known as the Commerce Clause.So what you would like to see is the repeal of the 14th Amendment?