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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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68. Sorry for the dumb answer/guess...
Fri May 4, 2012, 05:04 PM
May 2012

...as long as there have been firearms, I suppose.

Or were asking something different?

Bit muddy. Downwinder May 2012 #1
Good points Sherman A1 May 2012 #2
Actually, this was addressed in the Heller decision... ToolMaker May 2012 #8
Scalia wrote the majority opinion in Heller Gman May 2012 #10
It is still the LAW. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #19
Then you can, I presume, refute each point... PavePusher May 2012 #27
The entire court agreed in one fashion or another AtheistCrusader May 2012 #42
Exactly, the four who dissented make a lot more sense to me. Hope makeup of court changes soon. Hoyt May 2012 #47
Freedom of speech doesn't give you the right to shout "Fire!" in a crowded theater thelordofhell May 2012 #3
"You have a right to bear arms in case you are needed to fight in a militia." PavePusher May 2012 #28
It's the condition proposed in the first 13 words of the 2nd Amendment thelordofhell May 2012 #35
The prefatory phrase is an example which confers no legislative authority n/t Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #36
That's not what Justic Stevens and three other judges said. Hoyt May 2012 #48
True enough, but I still disagree with them Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #53
Can you explain, through grammar, legal precedence and history.... PavePusher May 2012 #37
This whole OP is about opinion.......not legal precedence thelordofhell May 2012 #38
Your "opinion" would carry much more weight... PavePusher May 2012 #41
WTF?? thelordofhell May 2012 #49
the intent discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #52
You're right in line with the Heller Decision then. jeepnstein May 2012 #59
Agreed. Rittermeister May 2012 #73
You most certainly can shout "fire!" in a crowded theater... aikoaiko May 2012 #45
Ah, the dreaded "theater fire" loophole n/t Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #46
LOL!! You know what I mean thelordofhell May 2012 #50
Simple rrneck May 2012 #4
For those of us not so enlightened SoutherDem May 2012 #9
Still simple. rrneck May 2012 #12
Sorry I still don't feel it is that simple SoutherDem May 2012 #15
No worries. rrneck May 2012 #18
Now that is something I haven't thought of. SoutherDem May 2012 #22
Thank you. Youre very kind. nt rrneck May 2012 #24
"...is independent to each state..." PavePusher May 2012 #29
It means the same thing gejohnston May 2012 #13
Thanks for reply but we need a TARDIS SoutherDem May 2012 #21
one thing gejohnston May 2012 #23
Couple of comments and a question SoutherDem May 2012 #32
about Japan gejohnston May 2012 #33
Every American has the right to hang a pair of bear arms on their wall Drale May 2012 #5
I forsee... PavePusher May 2012 #30
Yeah, but unarmed, what are they gonna do about it? petronius May 2012 #31
Crystal clear nt hack89 May 2012 #6
Suppose the Constitution said: Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #7
"A well regulated transportation system" shaayecanaan May 2012 #16
As far as 2A goes, that power is granted by Art. I, Sec. 8 Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #17
Tripping on "regulated" Callisto32 May 2012 #43
I am taking my watch to the watchmaker to get it regulated... shaayecanaan May 2012 #44
Not in the late 18th century. Callisto32 May 2012 #56
When the watchmaker had finished his repairs it would be well regulated hack89 May 2012 #58
Clear as the Constitution and Bill of Rights. One_Life_To_Give May 2012 #11
I agree but I feel that the laws in many states are reasonable ... spin May 2012 #14
"some guns, places, and circumstances... ...illegal" describes the present state of things slackmaster May 2012 #20
Yes the middle is wide and deep, SoutherDem May 2012 #25
That's one thing I find very frustrating here in MD Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #26
You need to be more specifica about what you mean. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #34
Answer to question SoutherDem May 2012 #39
They're wrong. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #51
Reply SoutherDem May 2012 #55
More on militias. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #57
Agree to Disagree??? SoutherDem May 2012 #63
A few points addressed: PavePusher May 2012 #64
Of course. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #65
I actually drafted a plan to do just that Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #66
Glad to hear it. SoutherDem May 2012 #69
Leaving out the militia... Atypical Liberal May 2012 #71
re: "...majority of those 63% believe that semi-automatic weapons are fully-automatic machine guns." discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #67
The 2A, to most people, is unclear. discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #40
My Opinion SoutherDem May 2012 #54
My opinions discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #60
Can anyone answer how long citizens have been allowed to own firearms? ileus May 2012 #61
There's never been a outright nationwide ban Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #62
Sorry for the dumb answer/guess... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #68
I read in another thread, it was recently that individuals were permitted ileus May 2012 #70
Maybe that was DU.com.GB discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #72
crystal clear. eom. Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #74
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