Define "well regulated" as it applies to a militia. Professor Levy's quote applies to "a well-educated electorate," not a "well regulated militia." Apples and oranges.
Why are you attempting to make the discussion personal? On Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 9:11:41 AM UTC-5, MJ wrote: > > > You mean the nominative absolute? > You *do* grasp simple English grammar? > > Regard$, > --MJ > > "A well-educated electorate being necessary for self-governance in a free > state, the right of the people to keep and read books shall not be > infringed." Is there anyone who would suggest that means only registered > voters have a right to read?" -- Robert Levy, Georgetown University > professor > > > > > At 10:01 AM 7/20/2017, you wrote: > > Another author who decouples the Second Amendment, ignoring the first half > pertaining to "A well regulated militia . . . " > > On Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 8:16:36 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > *We Need To Pass ‘Stand Your Ground’ In Every State, Abolish The > BATFE, And Repeal The Major Federal Gun Laws > <http://endoftheamericandream.com> * > > ------------------------------ > We Need To Pass ‘Stand Your Ground’ In Every State, Abolish The BATFE, > And Repeal The Major Federal Gun Laws > > Posted: 18 Jul 2017 07:50 PM PDT > > [image: []] > <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/we-need-to-pass-stand-your-ground-in-every-state-abolish-the-batfe-and-repeal-the-major-federal-gun-laws/gun-girls-silhouette-public-domain#main>Throughout > > history, dictators and tyrants have always wanted to take guns away from > the people. Hitler confiscated guns once he took power in Germany, Stalin > confiscated guns in Soviet Russia, and Mao confiscated guns when the > communists took power in China. An armed population is one of the > cornerstones of a free society, and our founders understood this very well. > Unfortunately, most Americans don’t seem to understand the Second > Amendment in our day and time. The following is what the Second Amendment > actually says…¦ > > 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. > > The phrase “shall not be infringed†was intended to leave no room for > confusion. > > Unfortunately, all sorts of restrictions have been put on our absolute > right to keep and bear arms over time, and we need to fight to fully > restore our rights as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. > > A lot of politicians say that they are “pro-gun†, but most of them > will only go so far. To me, being “pro-gun†means that you should be > fighting to fully restore our Second Amendment rights. In particular, the > following are three areas where many “pro-gun†politicians are often > quite weak… > > #1 We Need Stand Your Ground Laws In All 50 States > > If you are not familiar with “stand your ground†laws, the following is > how Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law> > defines them… > > A stand-your-ground law (sometimes called “line in the sand†or “no duty > to retreat <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duty_to_retreat>†law) is a > justification > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justification_%28jurisprudence%29> in a > criminal case, whereby defendants can “stand their ground†and use force > without retreating, in order to protect and defend themselves or others > against threats or perceived threats. An example is where there is no duty > to retreat from any place where they have a lawful right to be, and that > they may use any level of force if they reasonably believe the threat rises > to the level of being an imminent and immediate threat of serious bodily > harm or death. One case <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawkins_v._State> > describes “the ‘stand your ground’ law… a person has a right to > expect absolute safety in a place they have a right to be, and may use > deadly force to repel an unlawful intruder.†[1] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law#cite_note-DS-1> > > Today, 28 states have adopted “stand your ground†laws formally, and a > few others have adopted “stand your ground†in practice. But even where > such laws have been passed formally, they are often way too weak. > > We need very strong “stand your ground†laws in all 50 states, and we > need to keep fighting for this until we get it done. > > #2 We Need To Abolish The BATFE > > The BATFE has been used as a political weapon for decades, and there have > been many instances where the authority that it has been given has been > greatly abused. The following example comes from Breitbart > <http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/08/03/report-atf-bypassing-restrictions-compile-information-u-s-gun-owners/> > … > > A recently released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report shows > that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) > violated restrictions to compile information on U.S. gun owners. > > According to the report, the ATF “has 25 firearms-related data systems, > 16 of which contain retail firearms purchaser information from a federal > firearms licensee (FFL)—such as firearms importers and retaillers.†> Sixteen of these systems contain “retail firearms purchaser > information,†as it pertains to guns purchased from a federal firearms > license holder (FFL). > > Many have suggested reforming the BATFE, but I believe that the best > approach would be to abolish it altogether. If we fully restored Second > Amendment rights in this country there would be very little for this agency > to do anyway, and any essential functions could easily be taken over by > other federal law enforcement institutions. > > #3 We Need To Repeal The Major Federal Gun Laws > > We have lived with some of these laws for so long that most people just > assume that they are constitutional. There are so many federal laws that > need to be repealed, but I think that a good place to start would be with > these four major ones > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_law_in_the_United_States>… National > Firearms Act <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Firearms_Act> > (“NFA†) (1934): Taxes the manufacture and transfer of, and mandates the > registration of Title II weapons > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_II_weapons> such as machine guns > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_gun>, short-barreled rifles > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-barreled_rifle> and shotguns, heavy > weapons, explosive ordnance, silencers > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppressor>, and disguised or improvised > firearms > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FImprovised_firearms&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE4GrcE0i3J6T0HS6Wrrd5zudYWMw>. > > Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnibus_Crime_Control_and_Safe_Streets_Act_of_1968> > > (1968): Prohibited interstate > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_commerce> trade in handguns > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handgun>, increased the minimum age to 21 > for buying handguns. Gun Control Act of 1968 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_Control_Act_of_1968> (“GCA†): > Focuses primarily on regulating interstate commerce > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_commerce> in firearms by > generally prohibiting interstate firearms transfers except among licensed > manufacturers, dealers and importers. Firearm Owners Protection Act > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act> (“FOPA†> ) (1986): Revised and partially repealed the Gun Control Act of 1968. > Prohibited the sale to civilians of automatic firearms > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_firearm> manufactured after the > date of the law’s passage. Required ATF approval of transfers of > automatic firearms. > If I end up in Washington, I plan to work very closely with the Gun > Owners Of America <http://www.gunowners.org/>, the Idaho Second Amendment > Alliance <https://www.idahosaa.org/> and other pro-gun groups to draft > legislation which will fully restore our Second Amendment rights. > > If you believe in what we are trying to do, I hope that you will support > us <https://www.michaelsnyderforcongress.com/contribute.html>. Whenever > the left takes power, they unashamedly try to advance their anti-gun > agenda. But when the right takes power, they seem to think that the status > quo is okay. > > The status quo is not okay, and now is the time to fight harder than ever > for the rights that are guaranteed to us by the Second Amendment. > > Michael Snyder <https://www.michaelsnyderforcongress.com/> is a > Republican candidate for Congress in Idaho’s First Congressional > District, and you can learn how you can get involved in the campaign on his > official > website <https://www.michaelsnyderforcongress.com/contribute.html>. 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