Turns out the 2nd Amendment isn't absolute

@Graylight May I draw your attention to Article I, Section 8, of the Florida constitution=

"Text of Section 8:
Right to Bear Arms

(a) The right of the people to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and of the lawful authority of the state shall not be infringed, except that the manner of bearing arms may be regulated by law.

(b) There shall be a mandatory period of three days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, between the purchase and delivery at retail of any handgun. For the purposes of this section, "purchase" means the transfer of money or other valuable consideration to the retailer, and "handgun" means a firearm capable of being carried and used by one hand, such as a pistol or revolver. Holders of a concealed weapon permit as prescribed in Florida law shall not be subject to the provisions of this paragraph.

(c) The legislature shall enact legislation implementing subsection (b) of this section, effective no later than December 31, 1991, which shall provide that anyone violating the provisions of subsection (b) shall be guilty of a felony.

(d) This restriction shall not apply to a trade in of another handgun."
https://ballotpedia.org/Article_I,_Florida_Constitution

Notice that it doesn't say ____ about being in the militia.

@Diotrephes That Florida amendment shows there is much room for debate in what regulations may be impossed on firearms.

@badminton Gun control is a State issue under the current federal constitution. The control freaks in Washington stole the issue from the States in the 1930s. All federal gun control laws are unconstitutional and need to be revoked. But they built an empire with the ATF bureau.

BTW, most States put their own spin on the issue. Some copy the federal language and some don't even mention the right to bear arms.

New Mexico and Missouri probably have the clearest language =


"Text of Section 6:
Right to Bear Arms
No law shall abridge the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms for security and defense, for lawful hunting and recreational use and for other lawful purposes, but nothing herein shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons. No municipality or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms."
https://ballotpedia.org/Article_II,_New_Mexico_Constitution

"Text of Section 23:
Right to Keep and Bear Arms--Exception
That the right of every citizen to keep and bear arms, ammunition, and accessories typical to the normal function of such arms, in defense of his home, person, family and property, or when lawfully summoned in aid of the civil power, shall not be questioned. The rights guaranteed by this section shall be unalienable. Any restriction on these rights shall be subject to strict scrutiny and the state of Missouri shall be obligated to uphold these rights and shall under no circumstances decline to protect against their infringement. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the general assembly from enacting general laws which limit the rights of convicted violent felons or those duly adjudged mentally infirm by a court of competent jurisdiction."
https://ballotpedia.org/Article_I,_Missouri_Constitution

Wouldn't you say that even an imbecile can read and understand those articles?

@NerdyPotato I'm not sure, but I think the argument went:

We're white.
And rich.
So we're naturally entitled.
To anything and everything.
Consequences? Is that French?

@Graylight Militia is probably French too :-)
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=militia

@redredred Again, I'm not going to argue with someone who thinks they inherently understand what every SCOTUS justice up until 2010 didn't. That's next-level Dunning-Kruger.

@redredred What's up with the hard questions?!!😉

@Graylight I thought the question was self-evident, not a topic for argument.

@room101 If Trump gets re-elected, it's a given. Otherwise there's a good chance.