Goobieman

In the most recent SCotUS decesion, DC v Heller, the court ruled that the 2nd amendment protects an individual right to own and use guns.

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-cont...06/07-2901.pdf

The court says:

The question here is:
What kind of firearms does the 2nd amendment protect?

Please be sure to include your reasoning for your response.

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Iriemon

Trying to devine what the original founders had in mind is to some extent an exercise in futility. They passed the second amendment in an environment where most folks were part of the organized militia (which the founders deemed so crucial that they noted in the Amendment itself that a well regulated militia was necessary to the security of a free state) and in which arms consisted of single shot muskets that had to be manually reloaded after every shot. It is doubtful they could have conceived of an environment where no organized militia existed and "arms" can include things like machine guns and missles.

If you interpret the amendments based on its words, the right provided is the right to "bear arms". Logically, anything you can be armed with falls within the paramaters of the right. That would include any kind of projectile weapon, grenades, satchel charges, RPGs, AA missles, etc.

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Goobieman

All of the above, as they are all "in common use for lawful purposes" and "in common use at the time".

Iriemon

Where is language limiting "arms" to those "in common use for lawful purposes" in the 2ndA?

Goobieman

It would be helpful if you were to actually read the OP.

The Mark

From the words in the OP, it appears that all weapons are protected by the 2nd, unless all the weapons used by the military are considered to be unlawfully used.

Or at least one could interpret such from the selected statement quote.

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Iriemon

Sorry.

The 2dA does say there is a right to bear firearms. It says bear arms.

Lachean

I believe my right to bear fireworks is covered by the 2nd amendment.

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niftydrifty

The "search" function is really cool.

http://www.debatepolitics.com/polls/...amendment.html (What weapons are protected by the 2nd Amendment?)

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Goobieman

You are not answering the question.
I am not surprised.