Friday, November 07, 2008

The Million Dollar Question

At what point, though, does reasonable regulation cross the line and infringe upon our constitutional right to keep and bear arms? That's the million dollar question.
Really? We've been answering that question for free here on WarOnGuns every dang day...

And by "we" I include all you regular cantankerous commentators who add so much value to our discussions...

What say I collect from whoever's paying out and we have a party, assuming I just don't abscond with the funds and start livin' me the good life?

[Via David H]

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

David,
You know we trust you, son.
Besides, you above all others must be aware just how heavily armed we all are.

Anonymous said...

Oh man, so they finally want to hear the answer and they think it's worth a million bucks?!? Definitely time to party....

Or they're intentionally acting like it's unanswerable.... at which I'd echo uncle lar's comment...

Anonymous said...

Take a small 'consideration' and head for the hills. We'll be too toasted to note your absence.

Kent McManigal said...

Funny how those who don't want to understand "shall not be infringed" can ask such questions.

W W Woodward said...

My post to the Red Bluff Daily News

"Shall not be infringed" means exactly what it says, but since when has the Constitution ever meant anything to a politician who has sworn to protect and defend, what? What oath? I don't remember saying that!

Unreasonable regulations? I would never vote to pass any unreasonable regulations! And you can take that to the bank! Any regulation I vote for is reasonable because I say it is!

Anonymous said...

mine:

That is not a miliion dollar question. It is a flood of sanguinary sacrifice that answered that question more than two hundred years ago. The only "reasonable regulation" is what the second amendment states. "........shall not be INFRINGED." This is not rocket science. It is the law, the supreme law of the land.

As a Col.(ret) you should know that. You swore an oath to protect and defend it.

If you want to talk about reasonable regulation of overt criminal acts committed with arms, lthat is appropriate. But guess what, murder, mayhem, robbery, assault, rape and all those other violent acts that may or may not be aided by an arm are already against the law and have been for a long time.

I am all for reasonable regulation of arms. Obey the law! Do not infringe my right to keep and bear arms, period. That's reasonable, but somehow I don't think "reasonable" means what you think it means.