Except that you already have told us what you “believe that the 2nd A does protect”: I already know what your opinion is. That is why I asked...
Sir Winston Churchill said it well when he said “I do not at all resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts company for the...
We can certainly have that discussion after you decide to honor your word and actually address my criticism of your main argument. I am sorry but...
I accept that is your interpretation. I have argued that the interpretation is invalid and can protect nothing from the power of Congress. That...
You have consistently said this, and I have understood your argument form the beginning. This is why I have now repeatedly asked you to tell me...
If you believed it was irrelevant to your argument then why mention it? In any event I disagree, and I argue that it is not only relevant but...
Sorry if my posts are too long, but I am replying to someone who suggests that others need to do their own research (a fair position BTW), and I...
Fascinating. I have never had that “line through” text show up before which we see above.... Now as for the 2nd Amendment’s militia clause, it...
Here I submit you are also wrong. You must understand that no rights were “granted” by the BoR. It merely recognized pre-existing rights which...
Golem, your latest reply avoids my argument. To restate, my primary argument was this: The goal behind the “collective militia only right”...
We agree on what the right is supposed to be in the amendment: A protection of the “right to keep and bear arms.” It is the understanding of...
One problem with a blog format such as this is you cannot have the full discussion in one go. We have to break it up into chunks, and...
If no one objects I believe I will chime in now. Let me start with something I believe we can all agree upon. I believe we can all agree the...
As far as things like automatic restoration goes, in my experience, the way legislatures typically do this is they latch onto a broad policy...
I agree. The problem is we have had a tremendous proliferation in the number of crimes classified as felonies (with the increase being an...
Please feel free to cite whatever cases you like. I am always willing to read cases I have not seen before and you may have some. It appears we...
I believe this is incorrect. SCOTUS most certainly did not reverse “all of the standing precedents by holding that the Right to keep and bear arms...
I am aware of the cases you cite. You are not wrong in how you quote these cases. If you look at my past posts in this forum you would see me...
Virginia law recognizes that the law of necessity inherent in the right of self-defense allows a felon to temporarily take possession of a firearm...
Sorry to have come in off-topic, Kazenatsu. I can tell you how it works in Virginia. Convicted felons lose many rights as a consequence of...
I’m going to disagree with the implication that the BoR grants us a “privilege.” The BoR certainly speaks of rights rather than privileges with...
Let me give you some actual jury instructions to illustrate how the law of self-defense works in a trial. My state of Virginia follows the...
My thought are this…. Finkelman’s problem is he mistakes the language prohibiting infringement to mean the scope of what the amendment protects...
Depends on the legal definition of “assault.” That term does not typically require any contact or injury. Words alone are never enough to...
The aim of a search warrant is not to discover a crime. You are already investigating a crime, and you are searching for evidence of that crime....
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