Gunning Down The 2nd Amendment (Major Hurl!) More Bias from CBS News

CBS News Website ^ | May 9, 2002 | Dick Meyer /CBS News

[Draakan]

"So the time for pussy footing around is over. It’s time to repeal the Second Amendment. Bag it."

OVER MY COLD DEAD HANDS MR MEYER YOU COMMIE SON OF A*&^@#$#*(@)!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/12/eveningnews/main529068.shtml

Click on the above link to see 10, yes, I said 10! antigun articles from CBS News..........if you can stand it!

Even ANOTHER article about Columbine!

Tell me there is not an antigun bias from these commies at CBS News...............(Sarcasm)

[You Gotta Be Kidding Me]

"(Remember, attorneys general don’t make law; judges and Congress do.)"

JUDGES "MAKE" laws????!!!!

That statement alone skuttles their entire bull$_ _ t argument.

I see this for what it is, namely; a boo hoo crybaby reaction to the midterm elections. They see the Liberty Train coming down the tracks at them and they're stuck in the "tunnel of lies". All they can do is whine. There's no time to run.

[cruiserman]

At least he's going about it the right way.

[You Gotta Be Kidding Me]

"The Supreme Court last dealt with the issue directly in 1939 when it clearly backed they collective, no-individual right position."

This, too, is an outright lie. The US Supreme Court did no such thing and the lying S of a B knows it.

[antaresequity]

(Remember, attorneys general don’t make law; judges and Congress do.)

Whoa Nelly!...this maroon just lost the arguement..

[rudypoot]

"The normal, reigning judicial view, the one that is essentially settled law, is that the right to bear arms pertains only to the right of states form collective defenses or "well regulated militias.""

While the phrase "well regulated militias" might need a little more interpretation for morons that refuse to study history, the rest of the Amendment is pretty clear: "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."

It's like there was no history before the 1940s on this issue. It's all "according to judical review of the last 60 years" crap. Talk about cherry picking. sheesh.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Constitutional Amendments 1-10: The Bill of Rights Note: The following text is a transcription of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution in their original form. These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the "Bill of Rights."

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

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No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

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Amendment V No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

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Amendment VI In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

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Amendment VII In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

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Amendment VIII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

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Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

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Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

So, every instance in the Bill of Rights where it says the people means individuals, except in the 2nd Amendment it means the Militia.

Every other Amendment protects individual rights from government over reach, except the 2nd Amendment. Why would the founders feel the need to protect a branch of government in something called the Bill of Rights?

[joesnuffy]

who is "we the people" a "collective"? or each and every individual citizen?

[Knuckrider]

People like this guy have to know what they're spouting is intellectual dishonesty, The lie repeated often enought becomes the truth. They've also got to know its not going to work. Wonder what they've got in mine, that they don't want the American people to "keep and bear arms"? I wonder?

Molon labe

[Atlas Sneezed]

Bang

[waxhaw]

Right after we see the right to bear arms repealed we'll also see the rights of free speech, free assembly and free worship repealed. But then this is the bolsheviks' real agenda, and they're aided by media bolsheviks like Dick Meyer. As I've said before, if our nation ever rises in righteous rebellion against government tyranny we would be wise to remember the role media bolsheviks played in establishing this tyranny.

[Atlas Sneezed]

"What the founders intended is unknowable."

..at least by those unable to read.

[Draakan]

Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

So, every instance in the Bill of Rights where it says the people means individuals, except in the 2nd Amendment it means the Militia.

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You and I understand, but we are not Commies

[Timocrat]

This is not a controversial area of the law. No gun control laws have been declared unconstitutional by courts because they violated an individual rights to bear arms.

Lopez - you ignorant b*stard

[Texas_Jarhead]

what a dumba$$

[Draakan]

.......we would be wise to remember the role media bolsheviks played in establishing this tyranny.

Yes, part of the reason for my posting.......

[Jagdgewehr]

What the founders intended is unknowable.

Absolute bullsh*t!

What he means is what the founders intended is unacceptable.

[steve-b]

What the founders intended is unknowable.

Only if you can't read. The recorded comments of the Founders make it quite clear that they intended to guarantee an individual right to bear arms for defense of self and community.

[spodefly]

These are extremely leftwing, poorly researched, biased pieces, even for CBS.

My question is, who is still buying their cBS?

[GaltMeister]

Most Americans think that the Second Amendment of the Constitution provides individual citizens the right to have guns.

They are right - it is clearly spelled out in the constitution as an INDIVIDUAL right. The Bill Of Rights are all INDIVIDUAL rights, not the rights of states.

However, some very independent and liberal scholars have reexamined the debate, which has really been an academic non-issue for a century, and came out on the individual rights side.

See, I told you so. Even 'liberal scholars' have to agree when they are forced to think rationally instead of emotionally. Think INDIVIDUAL BILL OF RIGHTS Dickie. Think, its not that hard.

So the time for pussy footing around is over. It's time to repeal the Second Amendment. Bag it.

Thanks for the ruling, Mr. 'god' Myer, but why don't you stuff it.

What the founders intended is unknowable.

BS

Start by reading the Federalist Papers, writings of Thos. Jefferson, James Madison, et. al. It's pretty clear if you have any kind of reading comprehension.

So, let's take ten paces and draw.

No need for that. The constitution and declaration of independence clearly spells out my inalienable rights as a human and an American citizen. Your only recorse is a constitutional convention. Try it and see how far it gets. These liberal maroons just dont give up.