alt.politics.republicans

"Governor Swill" < @ > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:46:37 -0400, Bama Brian
> wrote:
>
>>> Amendment II
>>> A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free
>>> state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be
>>> infringed.
>>>
>>> I don't see anything here that would prevent the federal or a state
>>> government from licensing and/or tracking guns.
>>
>>How do you interpret the words, "... shall not be infringed.", Swill?
>
> That nothing should be done to prevent those who wish to own guns from
> having them.

And if having them requires registration, then that is a clear infringement.


Of course we'll need some of those silly rules about
> felons, ex-cons and the criminally insane to be repealed. Certainly
> they have rights as Americans including the right to keep and bear.

Rights that have been removed after due process of law ourlined in the 4th
and 5th Amendments.