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This poll is not about wether you are for gun control or not, but rather if you support or are against the Second Amendment.
"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"
90 votes, 5 passes | Time left: Unlimited | |
I support the 2nd Amendment. | |
66 (73%) |
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I am against the 2nd Amendment. | |
24 (27%) |
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5 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)strangely I didn't see that option on your survey
AndyA
(16,993 posts)klook
(12,174 posts)darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Let's see who are actually pro or against the right to bear arms.
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)about George Zimmerman, they were thinking about King George .
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)It is unrealistic to imagine we can outlaw all guns in the US. Hunters, farmers and ranchers need to be considered.
Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)I think that the risks of the job follow them into their personal lives
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Response to Fresh_Start (Reply #1)
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Old and In the Way
(37,540 posts)This isn't an either/or issue, as much as certain people on both sides want to frame it as such.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)mokawanis
(4,455 posts)Imposing gun controls doesn't mean doing away with the 2nd amendment.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)MindandSoul
(1,817 posts)I also support much stronger gun control, but do not want to take ALL guns away.
I also do not like the "interpretation" of the second amendment that leads the gun fanatics to believe they have every right to own any guns (and as many) as they want, and that this will just evolve to include ANY form of even deadlier firearms in the future.
Even the way the poll was worded is not quite conductive to fair answers.
For example, it doesn't quote the WHOLE second amendment, "forgetting" to include the QUALIFYING part of the wording which stats:
"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."
Where is the "well regulated militia" part in that rush for any individual to own any type and any number of guns. . .to do with it as they please?
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)Asking for reasonable gun control laws is not against the 2nd Amendment.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)so does that mean I support the 2nd amendment or not?
I think it means that I am for it but many others will disagree with me.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)of colonial times and should be treated as such.
ReReadConstitution
(2 posts).. and Enlightened individuals. And we never had a colony.
Should we change the 1st Ammendment, 4th, 6th - also?
This country is the living proof of the freedom, liberty, prosperity which is unrivaled in the world.
There is no argument against it.
Think for yourself. Wake up.
pkdu
(3,977 posts)Calibre
Rate of fire
Technology ( laser , emp , latest and newet ever year,...etc)
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)It's obsolete, isn't it? Or are you afraid of having to quarter troops?
You want an assault riffle? Join the guard. That is consistent with the actual intent based on the writings f the times.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Wow, the scary thing is you think you're making sense...we WERE a colony, idiot...adios.
FourScore
(9,704 posts)Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)2A proponents will argue that they can have nukes, cruise missiles and Apache helicopters, cause the 2A sez so!!!
I disagree.
bossy22
(3,547 posts)none of those are good for self defense
there is a lot of room in between "nobody needs cruise missles" and pushing a ban on semi-auto long guns.
In fact- cruise missles are considered ordinance, not "arms".
I think most americans would have problems with private citizens having their own ICBMS. I don't think most americans would have a problem with someone owning this for home defense:
http://www.remington.com/~/media/Images/Firearms/Shotguns/Model-870/Model-870-Express-Tactical/870-Express-Tactical-81198-prod.ashx
Scuba
(53,475 posts)on edit, here's the link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/101791264
bossy22
(3,547 posts)If he is saying that than i completely disagree with him. I know the majority of "gunnies" don't feel that way. We are aware there are limits and THERE SHOULD BE.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)I'm also a gun owner, and no, I don't feel that way. Nor do most gun owners.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101791264
samsingh
(17,604 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)most people understand the definition of "arms". Not playing with straw again, are you?
doc03
(35,434 posts)2nd Amendment has it's limits the same as the 1st Amendment does.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)laws against child porn, slander, fighting words, bribery, extortion are all restrictions on the 1st amendment right to free speech, and they are reasonable ones. just as limiting magazine capacity and closing the gun show loophole are reasonable restrictions on the 2nd amendment.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)The actual real Second Amendment as written it the Constitution, in it's entirety, or the NRA modified one?
samsingh
(17,604 posts)the intent and meaning of the 2nd amendment is different than that espouced by the NRA and many current progun people.
GoneOffShore
(17,342 posts)It's like a push poll.
Thank you.
MindandSoul
(1,817 posts)samsingh
(17,604 posts)-..__...
(7,776 posts)"The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed".
Does away with any confusion, misconceptions and foolish statements like "the 2nd is an anachronism and has no relevance in a "civilized" society"... "firearms ownership should be limited to what the Founding Fathers intended, and was in use at the time"... "want to own an "assault rifle"? Join the militia"...
etc, etc, ad nauseum.
After that... let the courts decide the limits of "shall not be infringed".
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)samsingh
(17,604 posts)darkangel218
(13,985 posts)We may be not so loud, but we are here. And so is our right to bear arms!
Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)But you knew that.
Chisox08
(1,898 posts)baldguy
(36,649 posts)veganlush
(2,049 posts)there have always been plenty of infringements, so "shall not be infringed" are just words. The second amendment is meaningless in the modern world. "well regulated militia" was not put in there just to use up extra ink from the inkwell either, it meant something at one time. As for arms, nuclear arms are arms and would be included if the modern interpretation wasn't so farcical. As for bearing arms uninfringedly, that's another joke. There are plenty of places where no one would want this to apply. There are plenty of places where bearing arms has long been "infringed". Would gun lovers like hannity ever go up onstage in front of an armed crowd? never. The Second Amendment doesn't apply in the modern world, period, this is not an opinion this is fact. The world is round, not flat. Adam and Eve is just a story. Same with Noah's ark. Evolution and climate change are real. The second amendment is fake outside of it's original context, period.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)you gun humpers have forced upon the rest of us. For now, I'm glad I'll never have to see your posts again.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)-..__...
(7,776 posts)Never in a million years would anyone have seen that coming.
Upton
(9,709 posts)what with all the "repeal the 2nd Amendment" and "ban all guns" threads we've seen, one might think the results would be the opposite.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)... the actual Second Amendment, it might mean something.
As it is, it's just another steaming NRA pile of excrement.
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hunter
(38,346 posts)Guns just make revolutions bloody.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)THIS country, that's called "treason".
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)You're so good at spinning everything.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)Not much spinning, simple truth.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)You obviously haven't been in my shoes or know much about the rest of the world. If you did, you'd apreaciate what we have.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)I very much appreciate what we have. And want my kids to live long lives so they can appreciate it too. Right now I am much more worried about the realities of crazed armed gunmen then I am about some mythical dictator.
Edit: ipad
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)You should go google. Anything is possible. We need to KEEP our rights.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)The people decided a long time ago that they were more concerned about the security of the country then they were about being opressed by government of tyranny.
There are other ways to defer tyrants.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)jmg257
(11,996 posts)99Forever
(14,524 posts)You seriously are going to try and sell me the BULLSHIT that ANY personally held arsenal could stand up to the military of the USA?
That of all the stupid, idiotic crap the NRA tries to peddle, is, by far, the dumbest of all of them.
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-..__...
(7,776 posts)I'm also told they frequently do the same thing with alerts/jury decisions.
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Paladin
(28,282 posts)etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)MindandSoul
(1,817 posts)Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)it's a bit disingenous to leave that part out.
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bongbong
(5,436 posts)You normally don't post anything about state militias. Only about Precious. So why are you polling DU about their support for well-regulated militias all of a sudden?
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Puha Ekapi
(594 posts)For much of American history, the relationship of my people with the U.S. Government has been one of dictator/subject. In some respects it still is, even though things have improved to a degree. Disarm? Not a chance.
RandiFan1290
(6,261 posts)darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)Why don't you go and embrace your precious and leave humanity alone?
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Lol. Just do it.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)"Do I want to give up my privacy rights? Hell no! But that't the prize (sic) we have to pay to be safe"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022104861#post8
PETRUS
(3,678 posts)Over the years, I've gotten to know a few dozen people who grew up in the Eastern Bloc, some are current friends. All of them are strongly opposed to domestic surveillance, noting the difficulty of establishing trust and building solidarity under such a regime. Not one of them is preoccupied with RKBA.
The improbability of the OP's position aside, I think this is something Americans who are truly concerned with "freedom" should consider.
orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)Response to darkangel218 (Original post)
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patrice
(47,992 posts)jmg257
(11,996 posts)Last edited Fri Jan 11, 2013, 12:58 AM - Edit history (1)
Not exactly the most effective fighting force, but they do come in handy for reserves, establishing justice and ensuring tranquility, etc.
Any rate, definitely support the right of the people to arm themselves for that purpose, according to guidelines provided by Congress. Too bad the need has been obsoleted.
FourScore
(9,704 posts)Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)1-Old-Man
(2,667 posts)I would no more take away the right to bear arms than I would allow the Government to dispose of freedom of religion, the press, or free speech.
derby378
(30,252 posts)I own an AK-74 (not the AK-47 - larger caliber) with 30-round magazines.
If you're of a mind to leave me alone unless I do something criminal or insane, I'd say that you support my 2A rights.
If, on the other hand, you'd like to see my gun and magazines confiscated, or at least require me to get an NFA permit to own said items, I would say that you do not.
Does that help?
OneTenthofOnePercent
(6,268 posts)to protect the life/liberty of themselves and families. AKA, self defense.
bowens43
(16,064 posts)they should be
'Do you support the bastardized version of the 2nd Amendment touted by the NRA, the gun nuts and death mongers?'
'Do you support the 2nd Amendment as it is in the Constitution, protecting the right to gun ownership only within the construct of a well regulated militia as intended by the founding fathers?'
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Good luck.
Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)You forgot the "well regulated militia" part, which is critical to the understanding of the amendment. I do NOT support it as you have written it, for that was NOT the intent. And it's stupid and short sighted.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Do you want me to write it in its entirety? I would assume if someone is a member of DU they would know the Bill of Rights.
RandiFan1290
(6,261 posts)orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)RandiFan1290
(6,261 posts)Gotta read quickly. You can see up thread that they like to erase their bullshit as fast as they can
orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)jmg257
(11,996 posts)Skip Intro
(19,768 posts)darkangel218
(13,985 posts)elleng
(131,337 posts)and NOT as the Supreme Court has interpreted it.
Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)And the SCOTUS got it just right...
defacto7
(13,485 posts)Post the whole 2nd amendment and maybe there can be a reasoned response. As the OP is stated, it can't be answered.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)FourScore
(9,704 posts)as if that was all it was about...
This is the stupidest DU poll I've ever seen!
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)But I won't.
The poll is pretty straight forward. For or against our constitutional right to carry and bear arms.
FourScore
(9,704 posts)Here's a good place to start.
Former Chief Justice Warren Burger states:
nothing more significant than hunting rifles, or what a patrol officer carries for defense.
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)You did not quote the 2nd Amendment in its entirety and
that is a big problem.
One poll option I would prefer is:
"I support the 2nd Amendment if it is interpreted as the founders wanted'.
To me this means, 'You have to be a member of a well regulated State Militia to keep and bear arms'.
Amendment II
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.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)If its such a big deal ill rephrase.
pipoman
(16,038 posts)A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the milita to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Seems much less ambiguous.
No, they meant what they wrote, "the people".
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)Only 'people' can 'keep and bear' arms - a militia cannot. People make up a militia.
And most importantly, the 2nd Amendment is a 'legal conditional statement'...meaning
that both components must be true. First, a well regulated State militia is permitted, and
two, people who belong to the State militia can keep and bear arms.
pipoman
(16,038 posts)even the President says he doesn't believe this. The founders knew that all of the people's guns were used in the revolution. They meant the people, just as they wrote it, at any time, any of "the people" can join the militia. If a gun owner isn't able, someone who is able and doesn't have a gun can use theirs. Further, they didn't require non-militia to turn in their guns in their own time...if their intent was to only allow militia to have guns, why didn't they do this? But congrats, you're the first to even attempt to answer that question..
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)pipoman
(16,038 posts)"I think there is an individual right to bear arms, but it's subject to commonsense regulation."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_social_policy
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)1. Wikepedia is not *ever* credible
and
2. The quote (true or not true) does not support the statement the poster claimed..
pipoman
(16,038 posts)and it absolutely supports an "individual right" as opposed to a collective right, which is the laid-to-rest argument that gun ownership is reserved for the militia.
"Obama agrees to an individual's right to bear arms, in principle, but does not take it as an absolute right and considers it as a negotiable subject."
http://2012.presidential-candidates.org/Obama/Gun-Control.php
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)...independent of Obama's real or made up quotes, the 2nd Amendment is
a conditional compound statement with both conditions are to be true.
To paraphrase what another poster said trying to defend the 2nd amendment and the individual
right to keep and bear arms --> "if the Founders meant that people have the right to keep and bear arms', that
would all the 2nd amendment would have to say. But, no. It *requires* a well regulated militia.
Compare:
Amendment II (as written by our Founders)
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.
And Not
Amendment II (as how the NRA thinks it reads)
"People have the right to keep and bear arms".
pipoman
(16,038 posts)quotations in the federalist papers, nor the anti-federalist papers which supports such a thing. Frankly, I believe the founders believed the people should be allowed arms equivalent to those of a military..the state. Not all munitions but arms..indiscriminate weapons excluded..
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)when it comes to the Constitution, it is what our Founders wanted.
It seems you arguments have disintegrated.
And I think we all will benefit from a gun safer America...
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)to finally learn what the 2nd Amendment is really all about. Hang in there - ok?
I think DU should have a thread on 'what we think should be done to make America gun safer'?
pipoman
(16,038 posts)I've understood for a very long time, and it isn't "But, no. It *requires* a well regulated militia." Please direct me to any SCOTUS decision or even any passage in the Federalist or Anti Federalist papers which says anything even close to this complete fabrication.
Ter
(4,281 posts)IMO, if they just meant the state militias, then adding that part wouldn't be necessary.
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)Ter, if the Founders meant just the people, why did they just write the 2nd as
'it is the right of the people to keep and bear arms'. But they did not...
Here is what they codified:
Amendment II
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.
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)I have no support for their concept that every individual has the right to possess any weapon desired.
NeedleCast
(8,827 posts)but your question is poorly stated, as are the options on your poll.
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DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)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"
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Not.
Like I would care what your stance is on this poll. I already knew.
And BTW, I'm a female, "bro".
C ya!
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)Why do you give a shit what my opinion is in the poll? You marking those of us who voted against the 2nd Amendment? I tend to not believe you are who you say you are BRO.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)That was my point.
Keep posting your cartoons, Mr Dain lol.
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)The 2nd is bullshit and doesn't apply in the 21st century. It's like an amendment requiring men to wear white wigs to work.....
Have a nice evening bro....
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RandiFan1290
(6,261 posts)Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)If you are 'alerted' and your post is hidden - are you really locked out of the thread?
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)as well as being unable to post in that entire forum (in this case, General Discussion) for the next hour.
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)I don't plan on writing anything that is 'alert-able' but I guess
that is up to my fellow DUer!
Thanks again...!
GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)Even the parts you don't like.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)I voted against just cause I knew that is the opposite of what you want. The second current 2A interpretation is crap. Oh and I love the 2A people that think they can take on the US government with their pea shooters. We all know how that ends when a group of people get it in their heads to take on the US government.
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Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)Why do I think it is a travesty that the US is the most armed nation in the world. That more than 10,000 people a year are murdered by guns another 30,000 commit suicide with guns. And we have gun nuts that think they can take on the US government with their pea shooters. Yes, when you face our government it won't matter what kind of gun you have. Apparently you have never heard of drones, so whatcha goin to do bad boy. Shoot the drone out of the sky? Then what are you going to do if you are face to face with the ATF. Do you really think you are going to take them on. Now, tell me why anyone would need an assault rifle. To stop a home invasion please if you are run over by a gang kiss your butt goodbye because even a gang could be more armed than you are. Seriously you are twisted dude.
Lex
(34,108 posts)against the force of the United States?
That's just plain delusional.
TheProgressive
(1,656 posts)<that popcorn eating face thingy>
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)That includes militias and the social contract of drill...
I support the second as has been interpreted for most of history. This individual rights crapola started in the 1980s.
Complex and shady enough?
FresnoDemocrat
(17 posts)The question is, does "supporting Amendment II" necessarily mean "kneejerk opposition to any and all forms of gun control, preferably while screaming about Nazi Germany", as the Tea Partiers would have you believe?
morningfog
(18,115 posts)is subject to limitations. I think it should be subject to more limitations than it currently is. Much more stringent limits. Gun regulation is public safety.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,701 posts)xoom
(322 posts)orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)xoom
(322 posts)orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)xoom
(322 posts)Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)I'd vote but I don't want to get put on anyone's ban list