The Illinois Supreme Court found the state’s assault weapons ban constitutional. It was passed after the Highland Park shooting last year.
The Illinois Supreme Court found the state’s assault weapons ban constitutional. It was passed after the Highland Park shooting last year.
The 2nd Amendment also says “well-regulated,” but folks sure seem to forget about that bit, huh.
It’s only been in the last 50 years or so that people considered that phrase meaningless. It used to mean exactly what it said. Thank the NRA for being a industry-pushing, Russia-money-taking scumbag.
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Interesting. We have the National Guard now to fill the role of militia, which we know because it was created by the Militia Act. Pretty clear intent on that one.
Using the definition at the time, it appears that there’s actually not a right for any random person to have a gun. If you want one, join the well-regulated militia.
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Can you share a source? I’m very surprised to hear that they specified well-regulated militia when they just meant basically everyone.
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You don’t even know what that means. It means “regularized”, as in well trained and supplied. The idea was that having the populace be well armed would make it easier to muster a defense force in case of a conflict. “Because the state needs a well supplied and trained military force to remain free, the people have the right to own and carry armaments without restriction” would be the correct transliteration using the vocabulary of today.
We have a standing army now, so yeah. About that. It’s an outdated amendment that only recently has been interpreted as zero restrictions.
It was interpreted as having 0 restrictions for 150 years.
You might find it outdated and useless, repeal it then.
You do not know what you are talking about, or the laws around it and the interpretations of it changed in the 80s.
I will not argue with y’all gun weirdos. Have a lovely day.