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Originally Posted by TGRR
Because the wording of the second amendment says "...the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringed.
Shall we look up "infringed" in the dictionary?
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No right is absolute and regarding the 2nd Amendment, the Roberts court made that clear in its decision in the Heller (DC gun ban) case.
The finding of the Court, written by Scalia:
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1. The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.
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2. Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed weapons prohibitions have been upheld under the Amendment or state analogues. The Court’s opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms....
http://supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf
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But it doesnt address Obama spanking Wall Street.