C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
Correct.Now you are splitting hairs. Same difference. Which is why we look at the statements that were made by the Founding Fathers. But hey, I'm not trying to convince you. You won't be happy until all guns are banned and confiscated.There is nothing in the Constitution about militias being a check on the governmentNo.Doesn't preclude regulationsWell regulated does not mean regulations. When the Constitution specifies regulations it specifically states who and what is being regulated. The phrase "well-regulated" was in common use long before 1789, and remained so for a century thereafter. It referred to the property of something being in proper working order. Something that was well-regulated was calibrated correctly, functioning as expected. The fundamental purpose of the militia was to serve as a check upon a standing army, the words “well regulated” referred to the necessity that the armed citizens making up the militia have the necessary equipment and training necessary to be an effective and formidable check upon the national government’s standing army. Establishing government oversight of the people's arms was not only not the intent in using the phrase in the 2nd amendment, it was precisely to render the government powerless to do so that the founders wrote it.
Who must join the militia, how they are trained, what weapons they have, what the command structure is
Knowing who has guns, the training they have and where they are is essential to a well regulated militia
No.
And no.
Given that the point of the 2nd Amendment is to serve as a check against a standing army of a tyrannical government, giving the government -. the ones we are supposed to be serving as a check against - the details of the militia would make as little sense as arming them with less than the technology of the day.
They look at militias as being necessary for the security of a free state......not a check on a free state
There are no words in the Constitution relating to the rights of civilians to overthrow government.
I'm not looking to ban or confiscate all guns. With 300 million out there, that is not going to happen
But I do believe those who stockpile guns and ammo for the day when they will take on the US Government are certifiable crazy
The Second Amendment recognizes an individual right to possess a firearm, along with the right to self-defense.
There is no Second Amendment ‘right’ to ‘overthrow’ the government, the notion is as ridiculous as it is insane.
And the right to self-defense concerns protecting oneself from criminal attack by other private persons – attempted robbery, home invasion, rape, murder, etc. – not to ‘defend’ oneself from ‘the government’ incorrectly perceived to be ‘tyrannical.’