Reply #90: Not true...

[Glassunion]

"Not true. Once they "pay their debt to society" they have rights again."
If a convicted violent offender has finished their jail time, they DO NOT have their rights again. Yes they went to jail, however they do not have the right to purchase, own or posses a firearm. So no, they do not have their rights again. They can be denied employment for the exact same reason. Similarly, how is it legal to make sex offenders register even after they have "paid their debt" to society? Why do we still restrict their rights to come and go as they please, their employment, etc...? Because it is legal and it is Constitutional.

"No where does it say in the Second Amendment anything about infirm people or people with criminal histories being restricted from carrying weapons." By "infirm" I am assuming you mean those with a mental defect and not those who are lacking strength and vitality because of sickness or age. It does not have to. We the People have decided that these individuals have no right to the possession of a firearm, we wrote it into law, and those laws do not violate the Constitution.

"About the only restriction in there is the part that seems to imply an "organized militia" as the reason for arming people."
It DOES NOT say "organized militia". It DOES say "Well regulated". The term "well regulated" in the Second Amendment has been interpreted as a usage of the term "regulated" to mean "disciplined" or "trained". Not government oversight and restrictions. Look at the Minutemen for a little reference. This interpretation is not by the NRA or any other "gun-group" but by our lawmakers and our judicial branch.

Also, what about the part that goes: "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"?
Simple... "the people" are ALL of us. The exact same "We the People" mentioned in that other shitty document I'm sure you hate that we mailed to some asshole king.

Sorry, if my typing is all over the place... iPhone-ing it from a bus right now...