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Heller at the High Bench

Submitted by Jon Zemans, Mar 20, 2008 23:10

Guns are good. The 2nd Amendment protects my right to have them. The 2nd is a right, just like the other rights in The Bill of Rights. Period.


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David Adams 

Mar 21, 2008 07:04

The term "illegal guns" is a term of disception. How could a gun that was manufactured and placed in commerce... [MORE]

LK Friedman 

Mar 21, 2008 00:32

Guns are good. The 2nd Amendment protects my right to have them. The 2nd is a right, just like the...

Jon Zemans 

Mar 20, 2008 23:10

Lots of really nice folks live in New York - but if you're not Steven Segal or Rosie O'Donnell you... [MORE]

Thomas Vannaman 

Mar 20, 2008 22:09

As long as we G.I.s were going to some other country but the moment we want to exercise the rights we... [MORE]

FE 

Mar 20, 2008 20:31

We have fought to keep our BILL OF RIGHTS and we will keep them always,Good common sense will prevail as... [MORE]

KEN ADAMS 

Mar 20, 2008 20:17

Hmm. Part of the Mayor's problem seems to be a misunderstanding of the mother tongue. In the application of the... [MORE]

Mike McDaniel 

Mar 20, 2008 16:35

Did you really mean that NYC has a "magnificent police force? Then chew on these stats: Year 2006- 7.3 per 100000-murder... [MORE]

T.Paine 

Mar 20, 2008 14:56

As a Jewess in the US, may I remind everyone that criminals are stopped by FIREARMS, not by talk? And... [MORE]

Wendy Weinbaum 

Mar 20, 2008 14:00

Most New Yorkers don't want to own guns or carry them. Can you cite your source? [MORE]

Arrowrod 

Mar 20, 2008 13:16

Think about this, the big wigs arguing that we need more gun control are the ones who can afford private... [MORE]

J. D. 

Mar 20, 2008 12:41

The right to bear arms is absolute. It was put in the Constitution by the Founders to allow citizens to... [MORE]

M Turner 

Mar 19, 2008 08:39

what if the 2nd were written precisely to read that A well regulated militia is necessary to the security of... [MORE]

Donald Cole Lost Springs Kansas 

Mar 19, 2008 06:30

Come now, Mr. Cole, either accept the amendment or reject it but please spare me your personal interpretation! There are two... [MORE]

Gary Shields 

Mar 19, 2008 21:22

Gary; I do appreciate that the right to bear arms is absolute and that the right does belong to citizens... [MORE]

Donald Cole Lost Springs Kansas 

Mar 20, 2008 01:07

THE WAY IT IS If it were as you say, Mr. Cole, and our forefathers had written the second amendment "precisely... [MORE]

blueangel 

Mar 20, 2008 14:45

Our founding fathers knew EXACTLY what they were doing in guaranteeing our right to "Keep and Bear Arms". We must... [MORE]

Rick Storlie 

Mar 20, 2008 20:12

This 2nd Amendment individual gun rights issue is so sweet because rich and important folks - that are allowed teams... [MORE]

Pshaw 

Mar 19, 2008 00:54

2nd Amendment individual gun rights issue is so sweet because rich and important folks - that are allowed teams of... [MORE]

arthur 

Mar 20, 2008 12:13

The right to self defense predates the creation of our constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Second amendment supports... [MORE]

Frank Tuccker 

Mar 20, 2008 15:23

The DC anti handgun argument seems to include reluctant acknowledgement of the benefit of possessing a firearm during a break... [MORE]

Woodpiggie 

Mar 21, 2008 00:57

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