Steerpike
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The XIV prevents no such thing, as that is not the point and purpose of the amendment to begin with, in my opinion.The Constitution does prevent State governments from restricting as they will. Under the Incorporation Doctrine, the 14th Amendment prevents exactly that. Speaking in general terms. As to whether the 2nd Amendment will be incorporated at some point - we'll see.
Court decisions based on the perverted use of the XIV Amendment is not the same thing as the amendment itself preventing the respective states from placing restrictions on the II Amendment. The XIV Amendment does not prevent the state of Georgia from placing restrictions on the II Amendment.[/QUOTE]
Whether you feel that way or not, the practical reality is that under current law the 14th Amendment does precisely that. And that isn't likely to change any time soon. In fact, there's a decent chance the 2nd amendment will finally be incorporated in 2010.
Incorporation makes sense today. As for the intent of it, I believe the guy who wrote it (or who was the main author of the 14th) expressly said it should incorporate the Bill of Rights.
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