“I’m advocating for rights to be restored when you leave whatever prison your in, a mental institution, a prison.... it does not matter, if you can walk into a gun shop or gun store you should be able to buy whatever you want, I’m still waiting to hear where it says different in the second amendment.”
My thoughts...
1. I think in some states, prior felons can have their rights restored after serving their full term (including parole).
2. Much of the commentary written by our founding fathers refers to “law abiding citizens” when talking about the 2nd amendment.
3. “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state,...” implies that responsible citizens should comprise the militia (private citizens with their own arms protecting the country and keeping the government in check). how can violent or crazy people be well regulated?
Back in the 1700’s, “well regulated” meant “well trained.”
you’re taking the leftist meaning of “regulation” from the founder’s amendment. there’s a reason leftist’s twist the original meanings of words.
the founders meant by “well regulated” that the local or township militia should be well stocked, well organized, well armed and well capable of defending the locality in the expected absence of a standing army. in short, they meant that the local militia should be lethal to any threat to the coming against it.
At the time of the Revolution, while some citizens had their own weapons kept at home for hunting and Indian protection, those who lived in towns often kept them in an Armory. When it was time for practice, they were given their long guns and took part in marching and other militia activities. I seem to recall that men who were killed at Lexington or Concord had to get their weapons out of the Armory. In fact the Redcoats were coming to seize the arms and ammunition in the Armories. The Redcoats who were shot from ambush while marching back to Boston in many cases were being shot by people who were armed and lived in the countryside not a town. I wonder if they still were using those in town militia Armories at the time of the War of 1812, or if they were eliminated based on the 2nd Amendment.
Sorry it took so long to get back to your post, your 3rd point...makes no sense at all, where does it say it implies anything ??? It states what it states.