Bingo

IMHO the phrase “the people” in the 2nd Amendment has got to mean the individual, if the SC says otherwise they’d be setting a precedent to challenge and interpret the rest of the Constitution.

Wherever it says “the people” it would only mean the collective population and never the individual.

Think about it…Roe v. Wade is supposedly a right of privacy…for an individual.

If DC gun law’s upheld, R v.W, is seriously threatened.

That’s why I think 2 or more Libs. on the SC will join the “Brains of the Outfit” and strike down the DC gun ban.

I know I’m a little crazy, but am I wrong?

Comments anyone?

Yes, your right on the money.

Your comment remind me of what Rush said a while back about the 2nd., that “the right…shall not be infringed” means we already HAD the right and the Government can’t it take away because they never gave it to us!

And “…to keep…” means the Government can’t disarm the public nor deny us firearms…the Government can’t deny us our own self-defense against anyone including the Government.

I’m paraphrasing but I think I’m pretty close.

After the Constitution was ratified, Congress did NOT pass laws requiring that all firearms in private hands be turned in to armories. And, what was a Miniteman? Why, a Minuteman was a citizen who owned a military capable weapon, and KEPT it at HOME, so that on a minute’s notice he could pick it up, and join with the militia marching down the road to kick some British ass.

All of this quibbling over the meaning of the Second is nothing but sophistry. What the Framers of The Constitution MEANT, is what they DID.

Right on brother! They set the example.
I guess not everyone in this country knows their history…