Tawnos
Regular Member
http://www.commonsensethoughtcontrol.com/2011/04/08/misreading-miller/
Thoughts, comments, criticisms?
Thoughts, comments, criticisms?
We need to remember that when Miller vs US was argued before the Supreme Court that only the Government was represented. Miller were nowhere to be found and Miller's lawyer was unable to argue the case due to time and money constraints.
With no evidence to the contrary; the court had no choice but to accept whatever BS argument that the government put forth.
Hmm personally I cant think of any "good" reason to own a sawed off shotgun unless your intent is to spray a crowd, or execute someone from 3 ft away. However, although I firmly believe in the 2A, I would be concerned if all small arms that the military used were legalized. The thought of a few BG's running around with a .50 cal machine gun is disturbing.
Keep in mind though that when the 2A was created there were only rifles and a very few handguns. They did not mean/intend/ or even know about some of todays brutally efficient firearms such as the 20mm rifle. I can only hope that if they had knowledge of todays arsenal limitations would have been set forth. In the time of the Civil War the differance between the military's weaponry and the weapons available to the general public varried very little barring of course the large cannons. To date I am still under the impression that the general populace were not in possesion of cannons(although wouldnt that be a cool lawn ornament?).
Hmm personally I cant think of any "good" reason to own blog publishing software unless your intent is to libel a party, or incite treason. However, although I firmly believe in the 1A, I would be concerned if all publishing abilities that the press used were legalized. The thought of a few idiots running around spouting their opinions is disturbing.
Keep in mind though that when the 1A was created there were only printing presses and hand-written pamphlets. They did not mean/intend/ or even know about some of todays brutally efficient publishing means such as the internet. I can only hope that if they had knowledge of todays speech capabilities limitations would have been set forth. In the time of the Civil War the differance between the press's or government's publishing capability weaponry and the capability available to the general public varried very little barring of course the large for-hire presses. To date I am still under the impression that the general populace were not in possesion of printing presses (although wouldnt that be a cool lawn ornament?)
To date I am still under the impression that the general populace were not in possesion of printing presses (although wouldnt that be a cool lawn ornament?)