WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE CONFUSE THE MEANING OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT-including the Supreme Court?
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed". I do not understand the confusion regarding this wording. As I read this, a well regulated militia is, well, regulated. Regulations are important to a healthy democracy, important even to prevent the free state from becoming, well, less free. Conservatives do not understand this concept, especially the justices appointed by conservative presidents who's purpose is to keep the court from becoming too free. We can and do, have that discussion regarding how much regulation is healthy. It has been a part of our political life since we were a colony. For a very powerful segment of the conservative party, regulations are to be avoided, unless it comes to people of a color darker than our European ancestry, or women's vagina's. Neo-liberal economists believe in a concept called free-markets, which have become a free-for-all for capit...