You guys seem to talk past one another, Jake Broe Stan is talking about rights in the US Constitution, weaponoffreedom, you seem to be talking about the right to life and liberty and trying to incorporate pre-existing rights into that equation. The 2A is a pre-existing right dating back to the ancient roman era, in modern English times of which our laws are based it was codified in the English Bill of Rights in 1689, which gave Protestants the same right as papists of England, the right to own a weapon. What it is not is an inalienable right, only the right to self defense is inalienable/unalienable. Our rights are recognized via the US Constitution (the peoples governing document).
Jake Broe stan, do you really believe that the States can get their shit together enough to amend the US Constitution? Do you really think it will happen in our lifetime? The 2A is a recognized pre-existing right to posses, as individuals, weapons, which does include firearms. The only thing that can be done would have to be done via Congress to pass laws restricting the manufacturing of certain firearms in the future, yet all existing firearms can not be retroactively taken, confiscated, or made illegal. You stated before civilians cant own weapons of war, or that was the gist, I can purchase a modern military tank, I can purchase a modern war plane, and with special licensing I can own the ballistics too. Full auto firearms can be owned by civilians.
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