I'm too lazy to make sure that Kopel makes the point that such a registration
would only make sense if the government makes preparations to actually use the
militia including regular drills, supplying weapons for those who couldn't
afford them, laws requiring that weapons of a particular type and c
The whole notion this decision turns on commas is defective on the face. There
are several different representations of the wording of the Second Amendment as
it was submitted to Congress and to the States. Just to illustrate another
version:
" A well regulated Militia being necessary to the sec
Yes, I was simplifying, but I don't think overly so.
I thought the question was what special legal obligation existed, for an armed
individual by reason that he is armed under a [legal] "duty to rescue".
Yes, I did know that the potential for grave bodily harm, kidnapping, etc.
justified the use
Mea Culpa.
I thought the question of an armed individual "duty to rescue" too narrow for
just a discussion in the legal context since "duty to rescue" laws explicitly
exclude the "duty" when acting would place your life in danger (even Jewish law
has similar exclusions
http://www.daat.ac.il/daat
Duty is not defined by the law. Thinking that it is demeans duty and reduces it
to squabblings in court. To quote from a different era "Duty is the sublimest
word in the language. You can never do more than your duty. You should never
wish to do less."
Duty, like morality, should be taught at ho
The murder in NYC in 1964 of Kitty Genovese may be what you are describing. See
the article at
http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-history-hs818a,0,7944135.story
As I recall, the story was carried nation wide (I read about it in Atlanta) and
the editorialist all were asking how the
Maybe prosecutors would not bring charges in Florida -- see the similar event
below.
Maybe people who have been attacked think the attacker(s) is (are) maneuvering
for better position when they turn to run. And thugs are always so believable
if they live.
Maybe lawyers just like to parse batt
You missed the part:
"Now, 28 year old Harvey Joseph Young is charged with Attempted Murder, along
with eight other weapons and firearm-related charges."
First, it might seem to me that the two thugs confessing to home invasion might
lie about when the shot happened. The story doesn't report what
In her note "Prying the Second Amendment's Meaning from the Founders' Cold Dead
Hands" at
http://www.kcba.org/scriptcontent/KCBA/barbulletin/current/article1.cfm
Sarah Kaltsounis treats the Second Amendment as if it was written "A well
regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free
