Liberals panic as they lose the gun narrative

[Missourian]

bolt / lever action, 6 round capacity, chamber fed - is what was meant by Arms for the people - any calibur you like - not a Militia weapon.

That would be unconstitutional.

From Heller - "The prefatory clause comports with the Court’s interpretation of the operative clause. The “militia” comprised all males physically capable of acting in concert for the common defense. The Antifederalists feared that the Federal Government would disarm the people in order to disable this citizens’ militia, enabling a politicized standing army or a select militia to rule. The response was to deny Congress power to abridge the ancient right of individuals to keep and bear arms, so that the ideal of a citizens’ militia would be preserved.

 

[Missourian]

Also from Heller...in conjunction with the above may indicate the Courts possible predilection in ruling on a Semi-automatic firearm ban---



"It may be objected that if weapons that are most useful in military service – M16 rifles and the like – may be banned, then the Second Amendment right is completely detached from the prefatory clause. But as we have said, the conception of the militia at the time of the Second Amendment’s ratification was the body of all citizens capable of military service, who would bring the sorts of lawful weapons that they possessed at home."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller#cite_note-46

 

[Politico]

How does that help the two firemen?

Ask the people who let him out of prison.