The US is not supposed to have privileged classes or aristocracies.
"Shall not be infringed." Nationwide concealed carry is a constitutional right of every single American.
All laws restricting firearm possession and carry or granting it only to a special class of people are anti-constitutional. Every. Single. One.
Any contest where someone is trying to kill you is not the Olympics; if you are in a "fair fight" then your strategy sucks balls. The right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringed.
100%.
And was the shooter even aiming for the carotid, or more likely missed his intended target and hit the neck?
Non-gun shooters need to stop the "Oh my gawrsh, somebody hit from 200 yds! It was a professional hit!".
@TNCannuck@BadLegalTakes And yes, as I said, aliens are included. The Militia Act was last updated in 1956 so if this was a problem, which it is not, there was plenty of time to fix it.
@TNCannuck@BadLegalTakes Yes, and in this modern age of 2025, I cannot imagine any Judge excluding females even though the statute explicitly includes males only.
Kirk may have been an extremely divisive figure, but he was willing to debate anyone. He fell because someone did not want a peaceful debate. If one celebrates this, one really should pause and reflect upon their morals.
@USCon_Amend_XXI The Islanders, since their very first encounters with foreigners, have insisted, ostensibly insisted, they statues "walked" to their plinths. Why not take them at their word, especially when anyone who needed to change a keg has used the same trick. @Amirite@USCon_Amend_XXI ?
@IanRunkle@junebugspitfire His example is terrible. There is room in modern jurisprudence for analysis of appropriate vs excessive force, but his hypo suggests any use of force is excessive. The rational mind boggles.
@IanRunkle The right to defend oneself, one's family, or one's property is bedrock to common law. This fellow may have a point, but how am I to know if thieves in the night are armed or not? And armed with what? And wouldn't it be moot if they never invaded my home in the first place?
Many people here in the West want to outlaw firearms so to become dependent on Government for protection. The first thing mamy people in Eastern Europe did, following the fall of Communism, was to legalize firearms so as to protect themselves from Government.
@RabbitohCards The right to refuse unwarranted searches and seizures is not subject to a 72 hour "cooking off" period. You simply have it at all times the very moment you pop out of the womb.