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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
And yet, there are states that prohibit the possession of fully-automatic weapons. There are states that only allow some people to possess certain weapons, but prohibit other people from possessing them.
This is left up to the states to decide. The Constitution does not guarantee that you have the right to possess any weapon you want to possess. It only gives you the right to bear arms. If the states want to dictate WHICH arms you are allowed to bear, they retain that right to dictate. And in fact, the Federal Government also has the right to restrict use of specific arms.
As long as you're allowed to bear SOME arms - they are not violating that amendment.
Further, 2A is not infallible. It can be further amended, appended, edited, or repealed.
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Reminder, the Constitution puts limits on our government. It does not put limits on the citizens. That is an import distinction to understand. The States do not have carte blanche to right laws restricting citizen behavior. All State and local laws MUST be Constitutional as they are inferior to the Constitution which is the supreme law of our land. In other words, the States can't violate our Rights as acknowledged by the Constitution and the Amendments.
Reminder, to remove an amendment requires an amendment. The same holds for modifying an amendment. To do that requires 3/4 of the state legislatures to pass that amendment. That would require 37 of 50 states to pass such an amendment.
As a practical observation. Never has an amendment that acknowledges a Right been removed. I don't think any of us will live long enough to see State legislatures actually succeed in taking away a Right. This current Administration can talk big and threatening but I can assure you that is not a line they will ever cross.