11-21-2015, 02:43 PM
(11-21-2015, 02:28 PM)F.U. Wrote: Well regulated does not pertain to the ability to own. It pertains to the militia. You cant pick and choose parts of the second and move the wording and meaning around to suit your wants HotD
You're picking and choosing, F.U. Not me.
The "militia" is all citizens and legal residents of the U.S. in terms of how the Second Amendment is applied to gun rights/laws today, is it not? Yep.
So, how do you think we're able to legally/Constitutionally deny gun purchase/ownership rights to ex-cons, abusers, minors, mentally ill?
Because, we're regulating the militia F.U. That's how.
However, gun control could be just as effective or more effective if instead of having background checks and disqualifying criteria for all of society, we instead defined membership in the public "militia" as only those citizens and legal residents who have passed a background check, served some time in the military, passed stringent psychological screening, achieved certificates in firearm safety and handling, etc..
No one outside that ^ qualified "militia" would be able to purchase or own a firearm legally. There would be many fewer legal gun owners, but much more responsible and qualified ones.
How does that grab ya?