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To: tcmay who wrote (144016)9/24/2001 2:48:26 PM
From: Windsock  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
Re:"You should read the U.S. Constitution."

There is no personal right to bear arms in the 2d Amendment. So said the US Supreme Court. The Amendment contains the qualification of a "well regulated militia".

The militia that existed when the 2d Amendment was written no longer exists. At that time, the US had no standing army and the militia was the people who could be called to form the standing army.

The best analogy for a well regulated militia today is the Military of the USA, currently including the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, that constitutes an actual standing army. They are well regulated and can -- and actually do -- hold nuclear weapons.

The word "arms" used in the 2d Amendment does include nuclear weapons. If you argue that there is an unlimited right to bear arms is a personal right then the argument must support the personal right to bear nuclear weapons.

It is also extreme to argue that reasonable regulations on fire arms equals confiscation. People do not need a fully automatic rifle to hunt Bambi. But a person can own an automatic weapon if they comply with ATF regulations and obtain a permit. That is not grabbing guns.

How far "reasonable regulation" should go is clearly a political debate where reasonable people can differ. Of course, my view on appropriate regulations is the correct one <g>
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