“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
In 1939 the Supreme Court, in United States v. Miller, gave clarification
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/second_amendment
This interpretation, which does NOT enshrine individual rights to arms, stood for 70 years – until the last dementia afflicted president to attend Nutjob Rifle Association meetings (before the current dementia sufferer dug up the practice that is) appointed Scalia to the bench.
Scalia then, aided and abetted by one Shrub appointee and in the court of the other Shrub appointee, made up the Nutjob Rifle Association dream of an imagined individual right to any and all firearms short of machine guns
THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION NEVER INTENDED THIS ASININE LEGAL SITUATION
In the very best weather conditions a well trained muzzle loading rifleman will be able to place at most three accurate shots out to a hundred yards or so per minute. A brace of pistols was good for two shots indoors.
Anyone who equates the framers notion of a “well regulated militia” with the personal accumulations of assault rifles capable of this
In the past 3 days several news outlets have reported that the NRA and Wayne LaPierre were searching for a safe house for a hideout. They found on in a gated golf course community near Dallas for only 6 million. The deals didn’t go through because the NRA’s membership and therefore dues have gone down bigly. No money for Wayne’s hidey-hole, less money to buy Senators – change on gun control is coming.
America’s very own domestic terrorist organization, the National Rifle Association, is temporarily “indisposed”! The main source of funding for their national organization, the Russian Oligarchs, have had to pedal back the funding of both the N.R.A. and the various coffers of the Republican Party, due to ongoing investigations by the severely wounded but still dangerous F.B.I..
The Russians expect to be back in the game, to a much larger extent, after “their boy” wins reelection in 2020, but, until then, everyone’s more-or-less on their own, financially – with certain exceptions – it appears they’ve “bought” fealty from “Moscow” Mitch through their “investment” in a Russian aluminium plant in Kentucky.
But, on the whole, it looks like Republicans are going to have to win this one election without Russian money, and will have to depend more on dirty tricks and voter suppression! But never fear, The Russians are studying the problem and are exploring ways to circumvent the American “watchdogs” trying to block Russian money from reaching their “assets”.
The NRA has been lobbying for more than a decade to put laws in place that require states to include mental adjudications and similar official actions into the NICS database. They have supported “common sense” laws that would require mental health providers to report the diagnosis of serious mental health issues like psychosis, schizophrenia and other violent disorders.
The problem we have is on several levels. The large majority of mass shooters, whether you use the DoJ definition or the liberal definition, are people who have already come to the attention of authorities and been…ignored.
In cases like Dayton, Aurora, Parkland and others, the perps had all demonstrated serious mental health problems and/or violent criminal behaviors to police, school officials, mental health professionals, etc. For a variety of reasons they were not incarcerated, tried, placed in treatment or otherwise handled in a manner that would have automatically placed them into NICS.
The shrink for the Aurora shooter was prohibited by law from reporting him despite blatant and obvious ideations. The Parkland shooter had multiple run ins with school officials and police for violent actions that would have earned him felony or serious misdemeanor convictions, if only they had acted instead of sweeping him under the rug.
In almost all of the major body count incidents, govt officials had already encountered the shooter…and done nothing.
I agree with Scalia in “DC vs Heller”, when you leave your home with a gun, it is the DUTY of government to regulate it. I would like to see the feds require the same licensing, training, and ethics awareness my state requires for my concealed carry permit, of ALL gun purchases. New Zealand licenses gun OWNERS, and illegal transfers are extremely rare, as a start.
Ontman over 4 years ago
No surprise there.
NeuralCapsule over 4 years ago
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
In 1939 the Supreme Court, in United States v. Miller, gave clarification
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/second_amendment
This interpretation, which does NOT enshrine individual rights to arms, stood for 70 years – until the last dementia afflicted president to attend Nutjob Rifle Association meetings (before the current dementia sufferer dug up the practice that is) appointed Scalia to the bench.
Scalia then, aided and abetted by one Shrub appointee and in the court of the other Shrub appointee, made up the Nutjob Rifle Association dream of an imagined individual right to any and all firearms short of machine guns
THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION NEVER INTENDED THIS ASININE LEGAL SITUATION
In the very best weather conditions a well trained muzzle loading rifleman will be able to place at most three accurate shots out to a hundred yards or so per minute. A brace of pistols was good for two shots indoors.
Anyone who equates the framers notion of a “well regulated militia” with the personal accumulations of assault rifles capable of this
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Las_Vegas_shooting
and this
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_nightclub_shooting
and this
Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
Are themselves mentally incompetent to own weapons of any type.
Ally2005 over 4 years ago
Qualification to run for national elected office should be linked to emotional and mental stability also.
brwydave Premium Member over 4 years ago
In the past 3 days several news outlets have reported that the NRA and Wayne LaPierre were searching for a safe house for a hideout. They found on in a gated golf course community near Dallas for only 6 million. The deals didn’t go through because the NRA’s membership and therefore dues have gone down bigly. No money for Wayne’s hidey-hole, less money to buy Senators – change on gun control is coming.
braindead Premium Member over 4 years ago
The Party of Small Government wants The Government to decide who is mentally stable and who isn’t.
Trump Disciple analysis skills.
wellis1947 Premium Member over 4 years ago
America’s very own domestic terrorist organization, the National Rifle Association, is temporarily “indisposed”! The main source of funding for their national organization, the Russian Oligarchs, have had to pedal back the funding of both the N.R.A. and the various coffers of the Republican Party, due to ongoing investigations by the severely wounded but still dangerous F.B.I..
The Russians expect to be back in the game, to a much larger extent, after “their boy” wins reelection in 2020, but, until then, everyone’s more-or-less on their own, financially – with certain exceptions – it appears they’ve “bought” fealty from “Moscow” Mitch through their “investment” in a Russian aluminium plant in Kentucky.
But, on the whole, it looks like Republicans are going to have to win this one election without Russian money, and will have to depend more on dirty tricks and voter suppression! But never fear, The Russians are studying the problem and are exploring ways to circumvent the American “watchdogs” trying to block Russian money from reaching their “assets”.
Andylit Premium Member over 4 years ago
The NRA has been lobbying for more than a decade to put laws in place that require states to include mental adjudications and similar official actions into the NICS database. They have supported “common sense” laws that would require mental health providers to report the diagnosis of serious mental health issues like psychosis, schizophrenia and other violent disorders.
The problem we have is on several levels. The large majority of mass shooters, whether you use the DoJ definition or the liberal definition, are people who have already come to the attention of authorities and been…ignored.
In cases like Dayton, Aurora, Parkland and others, the perps had all demonstrated serious mental health problems and/or violent criminal behaviors to police, school officials, mental health professionals, etc. For a variety of reasons they were not incarcerated, tried, placed in treatment or otherwise handled in a manner that would have automatically placed them into NICS.
The shrink for the Aurora shooter was prohibited by law from reporting him despite blatant and obvious ideations. The Parkland shooter had multiple run ins with school officials and police for violent actions that would have earned him felony or serious misdemeanor convictions, if only they had acted instead of sweeping him under the rug.
In almost all of the major body count incidents, govt officials had already encountered the shooter…and done nothing.
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
Clothes horse Wayne needs your dollars for his wardrobe. He wants to look sharp when he gets the next 30 million from Putin for Trump’s 2020 race.
Dtroutma over 4 years ago
I agree with Scalia in “DC vs Heller”, when you leave your home with a gun, it is the DUTY of government to regulate it. I would like to see the feds require the same licensing, training, and ethics awareness my state requires for my concealed carry permit, of ALL gun purchases. New Zealand licenses gun OWNERS, and illegal transfers are extremely rare, as a start.
gammaguy over 4 years ago
Somebody call in a “red flag”, please.
What we really need is a “referee” with a red flag to send such individuals — and organizations — out of the “game”.