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How Broad is the Constitution’s Guarantee on Firearms Ownership?
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Bruce W. Krafft
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"Gun ownership in the United States is one of the most hotly contested debates. Widely accepted jurisprudential doctrine guarantees one’s right under the Constitution’s Second Amendment to keep and bear arms. However, the scope of these guarantees and public policy surrounding them has sharply divided partisans."
"In light of recent gun-related tragedies, the public policy debate has shifted some to focus more on mental health rather than 'gun control.' While there are current laws that bar those with mental illness from possessing a firearm, these safeguards are not stringent enough according to many. For most on the political right, blanket charges against limiting access to firearms is the wrong approach to address tragedies. ..." ... |
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Millwright66
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| I wonder how well the proposed prohibitions on private firearms ownership/possession would fare if they were extended to include, (the statistically far more lethal/injurious) private motor vehicle ? |
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| Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached, and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of. Notwithstanding the military establishments in the several kingdoms of Europe, which are carried as far as the public resources will bear, the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. — James Madison, The Federalist Papers, No. 46 |
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