Philosophically speaking.
Starting with 2 premises...
1) What does: "The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" cover
2) At what level of weaponry have we surpassed that right, IE. Since the government can keep and bear nuclear missiles should we the people also legally have access to nuclear missiles?
I am not baiting, I am curious what people here think. Should there be a line? Should there be no line? If there should be a line, where should that line be?
If the second amendment is about self defense, what does that mean? Self defense from a tank or a fighter jet is a different scale than self defense from some guy trying to break into your house or mug you in an alley.
For my part, I am asking because I do believe there should be a line, but I am not sure where that line should be. My gut tells me that anything that would be considered "small arms" by the military should be legal and available to every Tom, Dick, and Harriette, but that's just me. And anything bigger probably is not an intended application for the second amendment.
Starting with 2 premises...
1) What does: "The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" cover
2) At what level of weaponry have we surpassed that right, IE. Since the government can keep and bear nuclear missiles should we the people also legally have access to nuclear missiles?
I am not baiting, I am curious what people here think. Should there be a line? Should there be no line? If there should be a line, where should that line be?
If the second amendment is about self defense, what does that mean? Self defense from a tank or a fighter jet is a different scale than self defense from some guy trying to break into your house or mug you in an alley.
For my part, I am asking because I do believe there should be a line, but I am not sure where that line should be. My gut tells me that anything that would be considered "small arms" by the military should be legal and available to every Tom, Dick, and Harriette, but that's just me. And anything bigger probably is not an intended application for the second amendment.