So, not sure if this is really news or not, but it looks like the Supreme Court has made some pretty important precedent today, ruling that
the rights secured by the Second Amendment extend to states and muncipalities. By-the-numbers conservative v. liberal vote, no surprises there. I'm not too up on my 2nd Amendment law, but my impression was that
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Some people should be careful what they wish for.
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There is an important difference with this amendment insofar as its prior existence sets in place a situation not easily erased by simple fiat, i.e., a government can eradicate the right by fiat but you're still looking at an armed citizenry.
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Uh, no. That's a historical misconception. The 2nd isn't really about the ability to overthrow the government. It's written in politicalese, but it was originally about the right of communities to form militias to protect society & the rule of law.
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The point you miss is that most 2nd amendment advocates argue that it is this very right that serves as proof against the government taking away all other rights. Not that they think this is the last right they have remaining before total tyranny
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It has an interesting summary by country/region about their gun laws. I think you'll see that right/restriction on guns doesn't really have a lot to do with the quality of the government.
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a bit more ocuntries
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Roe v. Wade - we're not concerned about states' rights
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Conservative "Logic"
Abortion/economic regulation/health care - we're concerned about states' rights
Gun control/Marriage recognition and definition - we're not concerned about states' rights
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