Posted on 01/30/2014 1:26:16 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
A Stanford University law professor took the view that the Second Amendment permits strong gun control, telling the crowd that restriction has to be at the core of the right to carry a gun.
John J. Donohue, a member of the Stanford Law School faculty, made his remarks during a debate with attorney Donald Kilmer, an adjunct professor at Lincoln Law School of San Jose.
I support the right to self-defense, said Donohue during the debate, according to The Stanford Review. But that doesnt mean that you have a right to high-capacity magazines.
Donohue explained that the Second Amendment must be interpreted in historical context. The founding fathers had no idea how powerfuland destructivetodays weapons would become, he said.
He also criticized the argument that the right to bear arms was necessary for American citizens to guard against tyranny.
Its fanciful to think that guns in the hands of citizens acts as a realistic check, said Donohue. Theyre not really trained to do so. And its fanciful to think that the military would ever turn on U.S. citizens.
Kilmer disagreed, saying that citizen militias have waged successful defensive campaigns against armies all over the globe.
He reminded the audience that gun control has historically given dictators free reign to abuse their citizens.
Taking away citizens arms has always been the first step of the greatest human rights violations, he said. The mistake of giving up your arms is a mistake you only get to make once.(continued)
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This military did so, and not too long ago, in Watertown MA...
Self defense? The 2nd amendment is about having the arms necessary to defend yourself from the government.
Thanks for posting that photo — I am so glad that moment is recorded.
Any one of us is in that guy’s sights (has he ever been identified?).
We should never ever forget.
I think GW would have been in hog heaven.
This guy is a loon. He seems to have problems understanding the English language. What a moron. I new this was going to happen when they decided that ANYONE could be a “professor”.
Another academic whore spouting off.
“Stupid is, as stupid does...”
When the chips fall, and he gets his confiscation implemented...
I hope he is the one knocking on my door...I will be happy to receive him...
Interesting. And entirely plausible.
Since rifles -- including so-called "assault rifles" -- are used in such a small number of homicides, this doesn't explain why liberals find them so disturbing. The last time I looked it up, the most common firearm used in homicides was a revolver.
Why not ban revolvers? Or why not ban swimming pools, since they're far more dangerous than guns?
They knew exactly how destructive the media and guns could be. They understood crony capitalism, corruption, evil and abusive government.
The one thing our founders underestimated is the tenacity of our enemies and how little most Americans are willing to fight for the freedoms so many of them died for.
The founding genetic pool has been diluted to the point there is not the collective ability to succeed
I’m reading Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara. Provides a great insight into the events which led up to the Declaration of Independence.
Firearms were MORE deadly in 1780, not less. The difference is medical treatment then and now. In 1780, and torso wound was fatal, and half of limb wounds, due to infection. Today, gang-bangers routinely sport multiple bullet wounds from past encounters.
In 1780, and maniac could have loaded up a goose gun or blunderbuss with 1/4 lb. of rusty nails and fired it at a church picnic, causing a dozen fatal wounds. They didn’t.
The difference is the culture, not the deadliness of firearms.
Same typo twice. AND = ANY
Same tired old fascist crap.
We need to dust off and nuke it from orbit, just to be sure to get them all.
And just because there is a right of the press, that doesn’t mean they have a right to high-speed offset presses. A “press” as the founders understood was an actual device utilizing movable type. How can somebody disseminating information over the airwaves be considered part of the press? The founders never could have imagined such a thing as pictures that traveled through the air.
Its like saying you have a right to breath, but you cant have any air.
What part of the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Does the man not understand?
As fancy as Waco?
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