The Right to Bear Arms

If the second amendment in the constitution states “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Then why is there even laws for that?

The First Amendment says “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble…”

Yet we have laws against libel and slander. We have laws against inciting to riot (not that they’re being enforced lately, apparently), and laws against religions who use particularly dangerous practices in their worship. We make laws that constrict exactly where people may assemble to protest – so that opposing crowds aren’t side by side. There are laws against speech that is intended to cause harm, such as falsely yelling “FIRE” in a crowded theater, causing a crush to rush the doors (particularly in the days nothing inside the theater was fire-retardant!).

Not every right is absolute. Where the laws pass – in my opinion should be – strict scrutiny, then those laws properly written are likely reasonable restrictions. For instance keeping a person who is violent and uncontrollable from having a gun is likely a good thing. This could be that the guy is simply a violent psychopath, or has real anger issues which he cannot control. Someone being a cranky curmudgeon doesn’t reach that level.

Ultimately I feel that a person should only lose their right to be armed with anything they choose (and can afford) to be armed with only if they show they are an actual and genuine danger to others around them.

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