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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Wayners who wrote (24833)	11/6/2004 8:46:21 AM
From: cirrus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27181

Interesting point indeed. Do you favor a narrow interpretation of the 2nd amendment... that the right to bear arms is absolute and must not be tinkered with in any way, shape or form... or do you subscribe to the belief that every "right" has limits, such as the famous example that free speech does not include the right to yell "Fire!!!" in a crowded theater? I own several shotguns, btw, and am at a loss to understand the NRA's position on gun control. The way I read it, the constitution doesn't give violent felons or mental cases the right to own shotguns so I don't object to reasonable background checks to make sure that they can't buy shotguns. Similarly, I don't object to laws that ban concealed weapons in certain public places. Why should any reasonable person insist on the right to bring a gun to a Penn State football game, for example? Any thoughts? Whats interesting is that you would think the 14th Amendment's meaning would be very obvious, however even today some of the Bill of Rights still have NOT been held to flow down to the States thru the 14th. The 2nd Amendment is a good example of this.