When Obama came to visit...

[BigElCat]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

The fallacious interpretation of the 2nd amendment that justifies armed insurrection is obviously an erroneous recipe for catastrophic failure.

Fallacious interpretation ? Hell, it makes no sense at all. It's not even a sentence in the English language; a 'word salad' of gibberish (IMHO).

Here it is:

"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".

It can be twisted around to mean anything.

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by BigElCat

Fallacious interpretation ? Hell, it makes no sense at all. It's not even a sentence in the English language; a 'word salad' of gibberish (IMHO).

Here it is:

"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".

It can be twisted around to mean anything.

If taken grammatically as written, then the purpose of "to keep and bear arms" is to support a well-ordered State militia, full stop. That is the only "right" granted by the second amendment. The rest is left to the States and local regulation.
Btw, I agree that the anachronistic "word salad" lacking relevant context is the source of ambiguity and confusion.