You don’t get to just say “if the Supreme Court didn’t decide it, it’s not the law.”

Could we start arresting people who speak out against Joe Biden? It will be perfectly legal until the Supreme Court says it’s not, right? Or do you think that the 1st amendment is clear enough that you can’t arrest people for speaking out against their leader?

I still don’t understand why you think that something in the bill of rights is talking about giving power over the people, and not to the people, when every other part of it is giving people rights.

The beginning of the transcript for 1789 joint resolution of congress to amend the constitution said “THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.”

Key terms here are to prevent misconstruction and abuse of its powers, and to extend public confidence in the government. Do you really think after saying that, they’ll say that it’s the right of the government to keep and bear arms, or the right of the people? I’ll give you a hint, the second amendment says clearly “the right of the people.” How is “the right of the people” possibly misconstrued?

It didn’t have to go to court, it was clear in the wording of the 2nd amendment

The 1822 was in reference to you saying that there have been decisions for the last 200 years.

As for the 1939 part, cool. I’m fine with having access to what the military has. It doesn’t make sense to limit SBRs anymore by that standard, because they’re used by the military today.

The main takeaway from the Presser case was that there is no Second Amendment violation when a state bans private citizens from forming personal military groups, drilling, and parading.

Can you show me a Supreme Court opinion from 1822 stating that the 2nd amendment applies to the government’s right to keep and bear arms?

Well you can’t ban guns either without an amendment to the constitution.

So everything in the bill of rights is for individuals except the 2nd amendment, which preserves the right of the government to keep and bear arms for their security? Okay.

Did you forget the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed part?

Personal firearm ownership was a thing way before the Heller decision.

So we should get rid of bats because a virus escaped a lab? I guess that makes as much sense as banning guns because of a mental health crisis.

Right but people had guns before and they didn’t happen like this

Right but it seems like we’re at once a month now

I hadn’t thought of that before, that’s a good point. Kids getting raised by TV/video games/daycare/anything besides their parents because both parents are gone at work.

What changed? Why didn’t we have all these shootings in the 70s and 80s and 90s?

You called the cops because there was a truck in the parking lot? Clutch your pearls harder.

Yes but where is our picture of Diablo?