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Gun Control & RKBA

In reply to the discussion: Who gets free speech? [View all]
Who gets free speech? [View all] needledriver Sep 2012 OP
Are you trying to end discussion of da militia clause in one swift blow? Tsk-tsk.nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #1
Not comparable. COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #2
Does it reasonably follow from the structure of 2A that the only purpose of RKBA petronius Oct 2012 #3
Not a question of whether it "reasonably COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #4
The Supreme Court disagrees with you: needledriver Oct 2012 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2012 #26
And yet that has never been the way the Second Amendment has been interpreted (by the Supreme Court) TPaine7 Oct 2012 #6
Interesting, thanks. I'll have to do some more reading... (nt) petronius Oct 2012 #8
The purpose and scope... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #10
In pari materia is used to try and resolve an COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #18
In pari materia discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #19
Just because opinions differ does not COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #23
I don't answer questions twice. discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #27
Hard to point out ambiguity when there isn't any. COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #30
Near impossible to overcome a prejudice n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #31
In considering your opinion... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #37
The entire purpose of applying COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #38
Your whole argument is based on a misreading of the Second Amendment. TPaine7 Oct 2012 #21
You can try and run through semantic circles COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #24
You have it exactly backwards. TPaine7 Oct 2012 #32
It's called a Whereas. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #11
Well, for starters - COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #12
I didn't say the first amendment. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #14
I was referring to the hypothetical language you COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #16
It's a substitution. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #34
The prefatory clause is quite similar to the current use of whereas, as you say. TPaine7 Oct 2012 #33
According to... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #9
Where do you get that from the language of COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #13
The exact language: discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #15
Where do you get the idea that RKBA is COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #17
Your claim... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #20
You are assuming that such a non-enumerated COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #25
From history... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #28
British Common Law for starters - the Bill of Rights from 1689 hack89 Oct 2012 #29
Actually it is quite comparable. In fact, a very close analogue exists from that timeframe. TPaine7 Oct 2012 #22
I think it's obvious 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #7
Well needledriver, I think there is nothing left of the "Militia" arguments made in this thread. TPaine7 Oct 2012 #35
Who gets free speech? Oneka Oct 2012 #36
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