March 21, 2009

United States Constitution: 2nd Ammendment


United States Constitution: 2nd 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.
Let's keep this simple, instead of arguing over what the first half of the sentence means, focus on the right the Amendment imparts. Whether the purpose of the Amendment was for the purposes of a militia or not is immaterial - the right is explicitly stated.
The reason: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state".
The right: "the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."

Simple - the right is stated. No other amendment is subject to the requirement that the rationale for it's inclusion is justifiable. Even so, the rationale is stated - freedom. That is rationale enough, one would think. Likely the reason the right was second in the Bill of Rights was because of it's importance.

Perhaps it is for the express purpose that it was a little more controversial, even then, that a rationale was provided. However, the right is written in the Bill of Rights portion of the Constitution. The argument for weapons bans should be a tough road to travel and inevitably should not be successful.

The right to acquire arms however is another story. The rationale for background checks is reasonable, especially since 9/11. Certain people, those who pose a potential risk to the life and liberty of others, should not find it a simple task to obtain weapons. And where they are a proven threat, it should be impossible. Then, there's everyone else.

2 comments:

  1. i heart the second amendment. i'm just sayin'... brills. (brills: that's short for brilliant. which actually isn't shorter when you have to explain it. i'll keep it among friends with mutual slang knowledge next time. but now you know. and knowing is half the battle.)

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  2. Thanks for the brill(s?) explanation!

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