Re: The Armed Citizen - Missouri

"Some Guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "David Hartung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "Some Guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > Oh, I see what the problem is. You believe guns should be ubiquitous
> until
> > I
> > > can prove they shouldn't be. I believe they should be restricted until
> you
> > > can prove they shouldn't be. In other words, I believe in erring on
the
> > side
> > > of caution.
> >
> > One minor problem, the Constitution disagrees with you.
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> That's a bold declaration which is unsupported by facts.

Wrong. Let's look at the facts.

1) A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free
state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be
infringed.

Seems the right of the people to keep and bear these arms does exist and is
protected.

2) The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or
to the people.

The Constitution grants no such power of regulation to the federal
government, hence they don't have any such power.



> http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment02/

The language of the Constitution trumps an opinion piece.