Re: Guns in America
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Is it possible for the government to abolish the right to bear arms by way of an amendment?
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Sure it is. If they go through the hassle of getting an amendment, the government can do about whatever they want as long as it doesn't spark a rebellion.
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Wow.
The gist of the matter here is the understanding that the right to bear arms (or defend oneself) is not granted by the constitution or the government. It is the natural right of man to do so. The Bill of Rights only serves to remind us of that. And just because you might be able to get a supermajority of people to "vote" out their natural rights, doesn't really mean [censored] in the big picture. Could you see a constitutional amendment repealing the "right" to speech or religion?
And to preempt your counter, the supreme court is made up of men and men make mistakes. Eminent domain and campaign finance rulings are the two most recent that bite my ass. As a country we can hope that wiser courts will prevail and these cases will be overturned (and thus made in line with natural law)
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