tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post7400070501523817388..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: CCW Reciprosity Will Save LivesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-29268890619660841702011-09-21T15:34:03.481+02:002011-09-21T15:34:03.481+02:00I always figured they meant our natural rights are...I always figured they meant our natural rights are<br /><br />1. right to life<br />2. right to self-defense (logically follows)<br />3. right to own a gun (bizarre leap)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-29223064981686782522011-09-21T00:49:05.425+02:002011-09-21T00:49:05.425+02:00I should also add that the common defence is menti...I should also add that the common defence is mentioned twice<br /><br />Preamble:<i>"provide for the common defence"</i><br />Section 8 - Powers of Congress:<br /><i>"The Congress shall have Power To...provide for the common Defence"</i><br /><br />which further buttresses the assertion that the intent of the Second Amendment was to address the issue of common defence, not personal defence.<br /><br />As I have said in a previous comment, no where is self-defence explicitly mentioned in the constitution.Laci The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138644349857941157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-72112339992938724612011-09-21T00:47:01.422+02:002011-09-21T00:47:01.422+02:00A text search of the constitution can be performed...A text search of the constitution can be performed here:<br /><a href="http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html</a>Laci The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138644349857941157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-60634142340887728692011-09-21T00:43:23.049+02:002011-09-21T00:43:23.049+02:00Where is self-defence explicitly mentioned in the ...Where is self-defence explicitly mentioned in the constitution? <br /><br />We have the following:<br />Preamble:<i>"provide for the common defence"</i><br />Section 8 - Powers of Congress:<br /><i>"The Congress shall have Power To...provide for the common Defence"</i><br /><br />Article II Section i: <i>the following Oath or Affirmation:<br /><br />"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."</i><br /><br />Sixth Amendment:<br /><i>and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.</i><br /><br />Those are the closest I can find to self-defence in the text of the constitution.Laci The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138644349857941157noreply@blogger.com