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Originally Posted by spence
Doesn't say anywhere in the Constitution you have the right to own a semi auto high velocity assault weapon.
Yes, the Constitution says we can. It says we have the right to keep arms. Semi auto high velocity weapons are arms. Labeling them "assault" doesn't change anything. And all "arms" can be used to assault.
That's for the people and laws to decide.
They did decide and make a law. The 2A. If the people don't like that, they can amend the Constitution.
They drew the line with full auto quite some time ago and I don't see you beotching about that.
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"They" were not "the people" acting by Constitutional Convention. Judicial "interpretations" can, as in this case, be erroneous. And they can be overturned or made null by later decisions. They are not as immutable as constitutional text. And even if that line you speak of were truly and constitutionally drawn, then your semi auto high velocity "assault" weapons would not be prohibited by that line.