where you can always find something to tickle the funny bone. Imagine if Helmke had made over a million a year pushing his agenda. Do you think the pro-gun guys might have questioned his sincerity over that?
La Pierre is the master con man of the gun world, and the dupes are the gun owners who support him. The master says, "80% of gun owners support this reciprocity thing." I'll bet the Armed Intelligentsia believes it too.
Where is self-defence explicitly mentioned in the constitution?
ReplyDeleteWe have the following:
Preamble:"provide for the common defence"
Section 8 - Powers of Congress:
"The Congress shall have Power To...provide for the common Defence"
Article II Section i: the following Oath or Affirmation:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Sixth Amendment:
and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Those are the closest I can find to self-defence in the text of the constitution.
A text search of the constitution can be performed here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.usconstitution.net/const.html
I should also add that the common defence is mentioned twice
ReplyDeletePreamble:"provide for the common defence"
Section 8 - Powers of Congress:
"The Congress shall have Power To...provide for the common Defence"
which further buttresses the assertion that the intent of the Second Amendment was to address the issue of common defence, not personal defence.
As I have said in a previous comment, no where is self-defence explicitly mentioned in the constitution.
I always figured they meant our natural rights are
ReplyDelete1. right to life
2. right to self-defense (logically follows)
3. right to own a gun (bizarre leap)