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Re: Handgun Death Rate
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 18 Jul 2001 14:59:11 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> I have a nitpicky but good-faith question about the 2nd Amendment, if
> anyone would care to answer. It says that "the right of the people to keep
> and bear arms shall not be infringed." In all seriousness, couldn't a
> by-the-letter interpretation of this amendment indicate that a person can
> own and carry weapons but cannot acquire new ones? That is, at face value I
> don't see anything protecting a right to purchase or manufacture arms.
I think that we can assume authorial intent on this one Dave! Since the text
wouldn't mean anything if there was no way to get the arms, I assume that the
broader picture of gun availability is protected too. However, I agree that
this is another example of how the amendment ought to be reworded for clarity.
Chris
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| (...) That's an interesting perspective. I've witnessed a number of fist fights, none of which ended in fatality (though in some cases hospitilization was necessary), but the likelihood of death seems greater when firearms are in use. Granted, a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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