ban on assault weapons and 10 round clip limit

[patriot1776]

any firearm

[qety20]

Originally Posted by patriot1776 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

any firearm

You I like you to..

[Humerox]

they knew the word "firearm" in 1776 bro. they started using the term in the 1500's.

why doesn't the Constitution say "firearm"?

[Humerox]

But if you don't believe me ask old George...

Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence … from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurences (sic) and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable … the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.


George Washington
First President of the United States

[Harmonium]

Originally Posted by Humerox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But if you don't believe me ask old George...

Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence … from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurences (sic) and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable … the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.


George Washington
First President of the United States

I think these were examples of arms, and not a definition to the exclusion of all else.

[Humerox]

Second time you've posted that argument Harm.

It does a good job of saying what someone thinks the Constitution says. But the Constitution doesn't say that.

[Humerox]

The article was pointing out that the founding fathers damn well knew what "firearms" were and chose not to include that word in the second amendment.

JFC.

[Faron]

Originally Posted by Humerox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The article was pointing out that the founding fathers damn well knew what "firearms" were and chose not to include that word in the second amendment.

JFC.

They said arms because it includes more weapons than just firearms. I don't understand why we are talking about this. We're a couple of posts from someone copypasting a dictionary entry, which pretty much means the thread is dead.

[Humerox]

Originally Posted by Faron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They said arms because it includes more weapons than just firearms.

Thank you. that was what I said.

[Humerox]

And Justice Scalia trumps the Oregon Court with:

When asked by Chris Wallace if that kind of precedent would apply to assault weapons, or 100-
round ammunition magazines like those used in the recent Colorado movie theater massacre, Justice Scalia declined to speculate. However, he did say:

'We’ll see. I mean, obviously the (Second) amendment does not apply to arms that
cannot be hand-carried. It’s to keep and bear — so it doesn’t apply to cannons. But
I suppose there are handheld rocket launchers that can bring down airplanes that will
have to be … decided.'