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"Constitution doesn't give everyone right to pack
Josey1
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"Constitution doesn't give everyone right to pack a pistol"
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Constitution doesn't give everyone right to pack a pistol
c St. Petersburg Times
published September 20, 2002
Re: Voters show American pride, Sept. 13 letter.
Editor: As a constitutionalist, I wish letter writer Bill Bunting could explain where in the Second Amendment there is a provision for the possession of handguns.
Let me quote all 27 words of the amendment. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to bear arms, shall not be infringed." The Second Amendment was part of the the Bill of Rights that was adopted on Dec. 15, 1791, because at that time we were a new nation with weak armed forces. Every able bodied man was subject to draft into the militia. When drafted that militia man had to provide his own weapon, which at that time was the long-barreled rifle.
We now have the mightiest armed forces in the world and every state has its militia (National Guard). We no longer have the draft. Because of the above facts the Second Amendment is now obsolete, in my opinion.
I do not object to the legitimate possession of legal weapons. I do object to using the Second Amendment as a crutch for the possession of those weapons.
I am a combat wounded veteran of the Battle of the Bulge. I have seen enough death and destruction in my lifetime, that I will not permit a weapon of any kind in my household.
-- Michael J. Diglio, Port Richey
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/09/20/Pasco/Constitution_doesn_t_.shtml
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Send a letter to the editor:
letters@SPTimes.com
Constitution doesn't give everyone right to pack a pistol
c St. Petersburg Times
published September 20, 2002
Re: Voters show American pride, Sept. 13 letter.
Editor: As a constitutionalist, I wish letter writer Bill Bunting could explain where in the Second Amendment there is a provision for the possession of handguns.
Let me quote all 27 words of the amendment. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to bear arms, shall not be infringed." The Second Amendment was part of the the Bill of Rights that was adopted on Dec. 15, 1791, because at that time we were a new nation with weak armed forces. Every able bodied man was subject to draft into the militia. When drafted that militia man had to provide his own weapon, which at that time was the long-barreled rifle.
We now have the mightiest armed forces in the world and every state has its militia (National Guard). We no longer have the draft. Because of the above facts the Second Amendment is now obsolete, in my opinion.
I do not object to the legitimate possession of legal weapons. I do object to using the Second Amendment as a crutch for the possession of those weapons.
I am a combat wounded veteran of the Battle of the Bulge. I have seen enough death and destruction in my lifetime, that I will not permit a weapon of any kind in my household.
-- Michael J. Diglio, Port Richey
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/09/20/Pasco/Constitution_doesn_t_.shtml
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
if your going to be a savage, be a headhunter
Somebody has to make up for people like that, who will be the first to come knocking on your door if trouble breaks out.
Have Gun, will travel
people were desperate during those times...they would try and get the supplies they needed by any means necessary. Just because somoene is not smart enough to prepare for a disaster beforehand is no excuse to steal it from someone who was.
EXACTLY!
- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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Edited by - thesoundguy1 on 09/21/2002 18:29:42
As a matter of fact, the Constitution DOES give us the right to pack a pistol, but here I'm just preaching to the chior, Right?
If you don't know your rights, you dont't have any
Edited by - lokdok1 on 09/21/2002 20:12:29