19 Jun 2022 8:45 pm
Spartan » 18 Jun 2022, 5:57 pm » wrote: ↑ Riddle me this, Batman:
How can a "right of the people" somehow NOT be a "right of the people"?? Why did Jefferson say it was "every American's right and duty to be at all times armed"? The right of self-defense is considered one of the most fundamental rights of humanity.
How can you NOT understand that??
I don’t understand, cuz you are vague.
“the right of self defense” is almost meaningless without more context. Self defense includes the right to kick a guy in the nuts? Shoot him if he is threatening you? Blow up his house? What, exactly?
My best friends dad, when we were growing up had a safe bigger than a gym locker. He kept some awesome firearms in there, including a mac 11 and a fully automatic uzi. The question here is, did the founders intend for the “right to bear arms” have any limitations on what KIND of “arms”, they didn’t specify…
the OP could very well be correct. If the founders did not have any qualms about citizens privately owning weaponry capable of ANY level of destruction, then we should all own nuclear weapons. But we cannot, legally, due to the NPT of which the US is signatory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on ... ar_Weapons
Nor can a civilian legally buy a fighter jet like the F22.
however, we can legally own tanks, guns of any caliber, etc.
Changing technology calls for re-examining old laws from time to time. As far as restrictions of WMD in the hands of civilians, I think we are at a good place right now. Do you?