Reply #204: Hint: "the right of the the People...shall not be infringed" secures the right [View All]

[jmg257]

of the People of the United States. Are the people of DC people of the United States? If so, your right is secured, and would be secured anyway, but especially thanks to the IX, whether this amendement enumerated that right or not.

Also: "This is the case of our new Federal Constitution. This instrument forms us into one State as to certain objects and gives us a legislative and executive body for these objects. It should therefore guard against their abuses of power within the field submitted to them." --Thomas Jefferson to James Madison

"a free State" represents the United States as a governmental union/unit. The 2nd makes the wonderful observation of how important a well trained militia is to a free country. But most importantly, it protects OUR right, as citizens of the US, to keep and bear arms from ALL infringments.

Now DC was mistaken in other ways - because they insist at the time that "bear arms" is a strictly military phrase, yet conveniently supply the correct response to that, when they quoted this: “That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and their own state, or the United States, or for the purpose of killing game;" they clearly showed the phrase had self-defence and recreational uses too.

SO quite obviously the right secured is secured for ALL the people, absolutely, for any use the people care to enjoy (as long as the use of that right does not infringe on rights of others. And of course, like other rights, it can be suspended for cause via due process).