Derideo_Te
Je Suis Charlie
- Mar 2, 2013
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You raised the topic;
"Also it must be left up to the states to determine whether a felon is to be allowed possession of firearms."
You also stated earlier that you wanted all rights defined in your BCSA Constitution which would include the right to bear arms.
All I am trying to do here is to determine where you are drawing the line when it comes to certain rights. 2A rights are a very thorny issue and if the BCSA is going to have 2A rights then you have just agreed that they will have limitations given that a majority does not feel that they should extend to convicted felons.
Given the above what other rights will the BCSA withhold from convicted felons?
I want the states to have the authority to decide how to deal with felons. It is as simple as that.
This thread is focused on what authority shall be given to a FEDERAL or CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. How states should organize themselves and what authority they should have is a topic for a separate thread.
If you have a different point of view about that and want the central government to have more authority, make your argument for that.
How do you intend to deal with felons that commit interstate crimes? Which state will take precedence when it comes to prosecuting? Which state will have to bear the cost of the penal system?
In my opinion, that will be left to the Congress to decide. I don't see it as necessary to write it into the Declaration of Independence or Constitution itself. So if you want it to be there, why do you think it should be in the Constitution and how would you word it?
Citizens in good standing with the law are entitled to own firearms for self protection, collections and sporting purposes only.
For the purposes of this exercise good standing with the law includes full compliance with all laws pertaining to firearms that could include registration and license renewals on a periodic basis.
I think the Second Amendment intended much more than firearms for self protection, collections, and sporting purposes. For sure the equivalent amendment in a new constitution I would agree to will intend much more than that.
Such as?