Comment Re:ACLU to help out? (Score 1) 1716
I think this "policy statement" is utterly disingenuous. The ACLU knows full well that it simply isn't true. The Supreme Court has weighed in on the issue something like 90 times almost all either neutral or pro individual right.
Also, think about it. The bill of rights is ONLY about explicit protections for individuals. Governments have powers, only individuals have rights-- and the term "The People was never used otherwise. The framers felt that the right to keep and bear arms was so important that they put it right after freedom of speech, assembly, etc.
Read the letters of Madison, Jefferson, Adams, Washington, et. al. and see that the intent as an individual right is absolutely unambiguous.
In true constitutional legal circles, The "Collective" or "State-only" interpretation of the second amendment is generally discredited, other than by some radically anti-gun elements.
Also, think about it. The bill of rights is ONLY about explicit protections for individuals. Governments have powers, only individuals have rights-- and the term "The People was never used otherwise. The framers felt that the right to keep and bear arms was so important that they put it right after freedom of speech, assembly, etc.
Read the letters of Madison, Jefferson, Adams, Washington, et. al. and see that the intent as an individual right is absolutely unambiguous.
In true constitutional legal circles, The "Collective" or "State-only" interpretation of the second amendment is generally discredited, other than by some radically anti-gun elements.
