I have repeatedly. I suspect that true believers only want to know one of two things: do you prostrate yourself before the same altar and worship the same gods as I do? Or not? Real life complications such as nuance of position escape them, confuse them, frustrate them and cause them to become angry. So when they cannot place someone in a neat little compartment that their limited mind can handle, they become irritable and attack what escapes their limited understanding.
Sounds like the rantings of delusional paranoia.
It is sad but it is simply part of life.
What is sad is your dishonesty with everyone on the board and your position.
My position on the Second Amendment has always been crystal clear. I am a strong supporter of the US Constitution and that includes the Second Amendment. You ask me what does it "allow US citizens"? I imagine many would object to the your use of the word allow. However, going with you in spirit, I would state does not allow anything specifically other than one important protection: it prevents the federal government from having your right to keep an bear arms INFRINGED by them.
The word "allow" was put in that post specifically for you because you seem to have this delusion that the Constitution is interpreted using YOUR odd definition of terms and phrases and your weird stance that the Constitution states that a citizen may only have ONE firearm. Unfortunately for you, the Constitution states NO such thing. It says that citizens have the right to bear ARMS, without infringement of the government.
It's unfortunate that you don't understand the time period, what was happening in our country and how important preventing tyranny was to our founders. Also, as I've stated before, in most states back when the Second Amendment took effect, it was a DUTY to be armed. The states EXPECTED citizens to be armed and ready at a moment's notice. You really should brush up on your history.
As you well know because you participated in it, we have had an exhaustive and most thorough discussion about what that word means. And using authoritative sources from the era of the writing and adoption of the Amendment that are expert in the meaning and usage of words, I have provided you and the board with a very exact meaning of the word INFRINGED.
Oh no, you're the ONLY one who agreed to your own definition of the word which, unfortunately for you, does NOT fit what the Second Amendment stood for in historical times.
It means that the government cannot defeat, break, contravene or destroy your right.
BTW, here is the definition of "infringe" from a
constitutional dictionary.
infringe vb [Latin infringere] 1: violate, transgress 2: encroach, trespass Source: NMW
That is what the second amendment "allows US citizens"..... as you put it.
Says you but fortunately you are mistaken.
