The 2nd Amendment doesn’t give citizens the right to bare arms, it gives States the right to have militias or what is the National Guard today. Any uncompromised Judge would agree with that.
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relative_iterator@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago3/4 states would need to ratify an amendment repealing the 2nd amendment. I can’t imagine any amendment being ratified in my lifetime let alone one repealing the 2nd amendment.
I’d rather start with legislation that has majority support and a realistic chance of passing.
YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 9 months ago
FireTower@lemmy.world 9 months ago
“[historical] (in the US) all able-bodied citizens eligible by law to be called on to provide military service supplementary to the regular armed forces.”
-oxford language dictionary
The 2nd amendment wouldn’t need to give states the rights to have their own national guard because of the 10th amendment.
YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 9 months ago
States are sovereign governments so yes they have to be granted the right to bare arms.
FireTower@lemmy.world 9 months ago
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people” -10th amendment
Transition: Any power not specifically granted to the federal government is maintained by the states or the people unless prohibited otherwise.
Neato@kbin.social 9 months ago
No. We'd just need to get rid of the ridiculous interpretation that half of the 2nd amendment text doesn't matter. Well regulated militia doesn't mean any Tom, Dick or Harry.
applejacks@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yes it does.
You simply do not understand what “well regulated” means.
relative_iterator@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Probably more doable but doubtful with the current Supreme Court.