Notice the word "SHALL".
It doesn't say 'may'....... it doesn't say 'might'.
'THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS, SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED'
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Top Opinion
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ji 2013/01/10 03:55:21
When you read through any government regulation it is always best to go through and highlight the word "shall" those regulations are mandatory. When words like "may" are used it is a suggestion but not mandatory.
Most states constitutions do not include this preamble either.
So are you part of a militia?
why should you care if he has many bullets any more than you care if he has many bottles of wine, or purple pin-strip suits. The bottom line is unless you have evidence that he is going to commit a crime through act or admission then it is simply none of yours or the governments business.
I don't care if you have a fetish for collecting stuffed bunny Rabbit toys or collecting guns, but if you are buying massive quantities of bullets in a certain time frame - yeah, I wanna know why.
When we live in a war mongering society - I think there comes a time to stop acting like psychos and maybe try to restore some humanity.
I submit that any argument you use to infringe upon the 2nd amendment could be used to infringe upon the 1st. Suppose I told you that you could not be your religion, but pick another one. It would be the same thing.
In Georgia the provision to the 2nd Amendment is Georgia: "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, but the General Assembly shall have power to prescribe the manner in which arms may be borne." (enacted 1877).
Now you tell me what the heck that means?
I have no problem with you gun-nuts owning guns to kill with or shoot up targets or pretend that you need them for protection. But how is limiting ammo, bullets per minute, and background checks on people that awful and scary to you people?
AND - I want a person's ability to sue the NRA in cases like Colorado or Sandy Hook. No other company gets away with this.
. . . Mr. Toombs moved "to strike out all after the word 'infringe,' and strike out 'but the General Assembly shall have the power to prescribe the manner in which arms may be borne,' insisting that 'the Legislature has no power to prescribe how the people shall bear arms; that they shall not carry them in their boots, or anywhere else that they want to. I think the people have the right to keep and bear arms as they choose for their protection."'
On the other hand, Mr. Warren urged: "I hope the gentleman's motion will not prevail. The experience of all of us is that the General Assembly should have the right to regulate the manner of keeping and bearing arms. There is nothing which provokes bloodshed so much as the indiscriminate bearing of concealed weapons." The motion to amend was lost.
Other amendments which were offered, but not adopted, were: (a) By inserting the word "place" after the word "manner," so as to give the Legislature the power to prescribe where a man shall carry arms and where not; .It is also clear that the members of the C...
. . . Mr. Toombs moved "to strike out all after the word 'infringe,' and strike out 'but the General Assembly shall have the power to prescribe the manner in which arms may be borne,' insisting that 'the Legislature has no power to prescribe how the people shall bear arms; that they shall not carry them in their boots, or anywhere else that they want to. I think the people have the right to keep and bear arms as they choose for their protection."'
On the other hand, Mr. Warren urged: "I hope the gentleman's motion will not prevail. The experience of all of us is that the General Assembly should have the right to regulate the manner of keeping and bearing arms. There is nothing which provokes bloodshed so much as the indiscriminate bearing of concealed weapons." The motion to amend was lost.
Other amendments which were offered, but not adopted, were: (a) By inserting the word "place" after the word "manner," so as to give the Legislature the power to prescribe where a man shall carry arms and where not; .It is also clear that the members of the Constitutional Convention of 1877 were not speaking only about militia arms, such as military rifles, but were also describing small arms that may be carried in a concealed manner, such as in one's boot, that is, concealable handguns. Finally, it is clear that the General Assembly, in adopting the phrase “may prescribe the manner in which such arms shall be borne,” was referring only to the ability of the General Assembly to regulate concealed carry, but not the ability to regulate the carry of arms openly. The General Assembly his proceeded to regulate concealed carry, first by banning it, and, later, by licensing it
As protection no one needs an multi-round gun that shoots more than 10 bullets. You aren't protecting yourself or your valuables with something that shoots 100 rounds a minite. All you do is destroy things with a gun like that.
I also think that people need to be checked out before handling over a dangerous weapon to them. I don't think that this is too much to ask.
The problem is not the limit on the number of rounds, it is the freedom you would have law abiding citizens give up. If the give up and say Ok 10 round mags then some fool will try to regulate it to 7, then 5 then 1.
Emotions are no way to make decisions. Look at Como in New York, by letting his emotions rule his decision to limit mags to 7 rounds, he has limited police to only have seven rounds. However the 9mm pistol that issued to Officers in NYC will not take less than a fifteen round mag. Technically, any policeman on duty is now guilty of breaking the law.
You all talk about freedom and the Constitution, but you don't really care. I'm really big on supporting the Occupy Movement and the environment - something Right Wing nuts laugh at. The reason I support causes liket his is because they understand in order to survive, we need to take back our country.
Here's what I get from all you Right Wingnuts - you basically ignore everything in the Constitution & the bible, except that you want to keep your gun collections. It's sooo incredibly ridiculous.
I too support the environment. for example, I don't hunt much any more, but if the deer or turkey population starts getting out of balance I will help thin the herd. I live on a farm so almost every thing is recycled through either septic tank or reuse.
See here is what I get from LWNJs'. You basically ignore the conventions of common decency, because you wish to take everyone else's stuff to make your life easier with out working for it.
The point is no one wants to take away guns - but why would anyone need a gun that shoots 100 rounds a minute? That's not hunting or target shooting.
What you hear about the Occupy is again corporate propaganda. They've done a lot of good here in Minneapolis - and I know that first hand. They've saved a lot of people from being tossed out of their homes.
your Hero former cop who backs Nazi Gun control and is killing cops will be Slapped down
I have no idea what that last part about hero cop means. lol
Also you are mislead by your Right Wingnut media - Hitler didn't tke away the guns. The guy before him did. Thanks.
Americans knows the Muslim terrorist obama is a JOKE
Ah another liberal progressive who says the Holocaust Never Happened
Americans love watching Israel laugh in the face of the Terrorist odumbo the clown
Americans have Rights not needs
the 2nd Amendment is about Americans Inalienable right to own guns not about hunting or self defense
Hitler though people needed to be checked out to see if they were Aryan or as he put it not worthy of being allowed to live
Your Hitler analogy is ridiculous and straight out of the NRA or FOX or Limbaugh - a corporate driven media that lies to you daily, which keeps you living in fear of your government, immigrants, and your own neighbors. No wonder you need your guns.
i live in reality
I have no fear of Legal Law Abiding Immigrants
i have people in my own family who immigrated from post ww 2 England and Germany
Americans have INALIENABLE RIGHTS not needs
so take your Propaganda and go back to Peirs Moragan and tell the LOSER you failed
Well - you lost me on all the rest of your gibberish, except you don't hate immigrants.
I guess we agree on somnething.
i only voted for romney cause he was the lesser of the evils
Americans will laugh in the face of obama and buy what ever guns we want you will have to get use to that