Euler Posted September 17, 2019 at 08:15 PM Share Posted September 17, 2019 at 08:15 PM Congressional Research Service (PDF) I just found this report, Version 8, dated November 2018. I also found a version dated March 2018 and another date November 2017. ... Before the Supreme Court's 2008 opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller, the Second Amendment had received little Supreme Court attention and had been largely interpreted, at least by the lower federal courts, to be intertwined with military or militia use. Still, there had been ample debate in the lower federal courts and political discussion over whether the Second Amendment provides an individual right to keep and bear arms, versus a collective right belonging to the states to maintain militias. Pre-Heller, the vast majority of lower federal courts had embraced the collective right theory. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadyRunner Posted September 18, 2019 at 03:33 AM Share Posted September 18, 2019 at 03:33 AM Another site popped onto my radar today... from the Library of Congress.... https://constitution.congress.gov/conan/essay/2_1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockman Posted September 18, 2019 at 11:27 AM Share Posted September 18, 2019 at 11:27 AM The goal should not be passing new gun legislation. The goal should be repealing eliminating or converting to a conforming System that is consistent with Heller and McDonald. I ^ this *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTHunter Posted September 18, 2019 at 09:08 PM Share Posted September 18, 2019 at 09:08 PM Another site popped onto my radar today... from the Library of Congress.... https://constitution.congress.gov/conan/essay/2_1/ An interesting and informative article. Thanks Roady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdDinIL Posted September 19, 2019 at 03:21 AM Share Posted September 19, 2019 at 03:21 AM "Noting that by the 1850s the perceived threat that the National Government would disarm the citizens had largely faded..."And here we are, 160-170 years later, where disarming the citizens is exactly the threat we face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richp Posted September 19, 2019 at 12:25 PM Share Posted September 19, 2019 at 12:25 PM "Noting that by the 1850s the perceived threat that the National Government would disarm the citizens had largely faded..."And here we are, 160-170 years later, where disarming the citizens is exactly the threat we face.For full effect to this comment, cue Beto O'Rourke. Rich Phillips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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