Here's a question, you being in the military, do you need to have carry/ownership permits or is it implied because of the nature of your employment and I guess the same would hold true if the occupation was "police officer" or "federal agent".
I'm trying to hash this whole thing out because IMO, there's obviously a problem with the number of gun crimes committed in the US, and I don't think that the answer lies in "ban all guns" or "arm everyone". Loathe wrote: > 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:280080 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
