The writings of the authors. > -----Original Message----- > From: Judah McAuley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:48 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: questions from the gun control thread > > What makes you say that? I can see that interpretation as > well, like "bearing a burden" meaning to carry a burden. I > haven't seen anything though that makes one interpretation of > the word that much more likely than another. > > Judah > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bearing in that usage means carrying. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Judah McAuley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:42 PM > >> To: cf-community > >> Subject: Re: questions from the gun control thread > >> > >> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Michael Dinowitz > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > No laws regarding the ownership of guns, not their usage. > >> Laws about > >> > how you use guns and what the result of their usage is does not > >> > infringe on the amendment. I'm all for that. You can own > a gun, you > >> > can carry a gun, you can make love to a gun, but once you > >> fire it you > >> > are bound by laws beyond the constitution which may result > >> in a fine, imprisonment, or even death. > >> > >> I tend to think that this is how things ought to go, but > I'm not sure > >> if that interpretation is supported by a plain text reading. The > >> amendment says "keep and bear arms". Keeping arms is > pretty straight > >> forward, it is a passive act meaning you can own them and > have them. > >> Bearing arms is a bit tougher. Bearing is an active word and it is > >> transactional. "Bearing false witness" means to actively lie, not > >> just think bad thoughts. So bearing arms would seem to be > about how > >> you use the arms, not just sheer ownership. > >> > >> I'm really glad that I am not writing a constitution. Could you > >> imagine people pouring over the meaning of every comma and > connector > >> word you use for hundreds of years? > >> > >> Judah > >> > >> > > > > > >
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