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So, "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be abridged" AzureCrest Mar 2018 #1
Is that your only conclusion to the OP-ED after reading Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Paper 29? ffr Mar 2018 #2
Trying to figure out your logic, here. AzureCrest Mar 2018 #3
I'm sorry, but you just made a straw man fallacy. I have offered no proposition at this point ffr Mar 2018 #4
"The Second Amendment doesnt give you the right to own a gun " AzureCrest Mar 2018 #10
Just sayin' what? Who are you talking to? ffr Mar 2018 #24
it isn't a strawman, gejohnston Mar 2018 #22
It quite clearly is a straw man fallacy. I have made no proposition. ffr Mar 2018 #26
here is the logic, gejohnston Mar 2018 #28
Who are you talking to? This isn't a reply. ffr Mar 2018 #31
Yes you did. krispos42 Mar 2018 #61
I get it... Puha Ekapi_2 Mar 2018 #63
For 200 years the said safeinOhio Mar 2018 #5
no it didn't gejohnston Mar 2018 #20
False equivalency, in my opinion. pangaia Mar 2018 #29
Thats not all the laguage of the second. HopeAgain Mar 2018 #34
Thats a very good point Eko Mar 2018 #6
You had me interested there in what you had to say all the way up to the point ffr Mar 2018 #7
I thought these were your words. Eko Mar 2018 #8
Nope. Who are you talking to? n/t ffr Mar 2018 #12
You. Eko Mar 2018 #16
Ah, I see Eko Mar 2018 #9
You got it! ffr Mar 2018 #13
It still doesnt change the fact Eko Mar 2018 #11
The third straw man fallacy already in this brief discussion. ffr Mar 2018 #15
that argument Eko Mar 2018 #18
Well yes, there is a straw man there. ffr Mar 2018 #23
Wow, so no one can comment Eko Mar 2018 #25
You are welcome to comment on the article, but you will get my rebuttal ffr Mar 2018 #27
Ive been here since 2011. Eko Mar 2018 #33
No, Eko, it does not reply to me directly. It replies to me INdirectly. ffr Mar 2018 #38
The article is responding back to me and not you? Eko Mar 2018 #40
Can you re-write that? I'm not sure what to make of it. n/t ffr Mar 2018 #42
"When you reply to a sourced article posted on D.U., you are replying to that sourced article." Eko Mar 2018 #46
In other words Eko Mar 2018 #47
Sorry, but I don't have time for this. ffr Mar 2018 #48
All you have to do Eko Mar 2018 #49
There is no Eko Mar 2018 #50
See how this is done? Eko Mar 2018 #39
What is your point? ffr Mar 2018 #41
My original post to "the article" Eko Mar 2018 #43
Why are you telling me this? ffr Mar 2018 #45
Where is the rule that says that? Eko Mar 2018 #51
Huh? There's no rule. Why do you bring that up? I've explained this already. ffr Mar 2018 #54
And I replied to you. Eko Mar 2018 #56
I wasnt the only person to make that mistake. Eko Mar 2018 #14
No, it's quite clear. The excerpt in light blue references the article clearly. ffr Mar 2018 #17
Yeah, Eko Mar 2018 #19
That's a given. Articles are referenced sometimes at the top for LBN, but usually at the bottom. ffr Mar 2018 #55
Yup Im familiar with those. Eko Mar 2018 #57
Sorry, Marketwatch is gejohnston Mar 2018 #21
Not a very historically sound point of view. SomethingNew Mar 2018 #30
Here's the fourth straw man fallacy. How many minutes has it been? ffr Mar 2018 #35
Post removed Post removed Mar 2018 #37
Even Scalia agrees that there is no right sharedvalues Mar 2018 #32
Heller did not affirm an individual right? Marengo Mar 2018 #66
Another ref agreeing with post: 2nd militia amend allows regulation sharedvalues Mar 2018 #36
Thats a very good point Eko Mar 2018 #44
You don't really think those assholes CARE what the constitution says, do you? Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #52
Finally, my interpretation! leanforward Mar 2018 #53
Correct. Straw Man Mar 2018 #59
Title 10, United States Code, Section 311 krispos42 Mar 2018 #58
women suffered with no suffrage jimmy the one Mar 2018 #68
I'll say this discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2018 #60
Federalist 29 isn't about the 2nd Amendment. MarvinGardens Mar 2018 #62
Well, the first quoted paragraph was good. ManiacJoe Mar 2018 #64
President Obama disagrees with you... AncientGeezer Mar 2018 #65
ffr thread is spot on jimmy the one Mar 2018 #67
You forget that the findings in Miller were rendered moot by Heller. The same standard applies... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2018 #69
Icon claims 1939 Miller decision was overturned. jimmy the one Apr 2018 #70
Glad I am not a fanatic - love quoting Fed#29 to point out what was meant by "well regulated". jmg257 Jul 2018 #71
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