What arms are "common"? Amicus brief challenging California rifle ban [More]What arms are common to those "the Militia of the several states" would be expected to engage against?
"Self-defense" only takes us so far. If the Founders had meant to say "A well armed individual being necessary to the security of a free Person," they would have said it.
Unless and until the right is understood against Founding intent, We the People will continue to be stymied by treasonous and tyrannical nonsense like:
“RESTRICTED LAW ENFORCEMENT / GOVERNMENT USE ONLY”[Via Michael G]
Kopel attempts to tear down Commie-fornia's "prohibited, therefor not in common use..." argument, then says that the USSC allows it as it applies to M16's?
ReplyDeleteDammit!
Wake the fuck up!
Additionally, the "dangerous and unusual" argument made my Scalia, was specifically about "carrying" them (i.e. in public), not "Keeping" (possessing, i.e. in the home) them. This is NOT splitting hairs.
All small arms used by an infantryman are specifically protected by the Second Amendment. That is the ONLY argument which should be made.