Collective right versus individual rights; there's the rub. The most dangerous point of contention FOR the banning of individual ownership of firearms in this country was the argument presented that the Second Amendment is a collective right and not an individual right. The Federal Courts have dismissed this as, and I quote below,
“the Bill of Rights does not protect people, it protects ‘collective rights’ of states,” Korwin notes. That position had little to support it in the historical record, but was favored by people seeking to ban firearms from public hands. The “collective rights” theory, a recent creation, was dismissed with ridicule by the Court (equating it to Alice in Wonderland). The Amendment itself speaks of “the security of a free state,” and “the right of the people.”
Stating and equating their argument as "Alice in Wonderland Theory" Not only did the High Court disagree with the anti-gun theory and their rhetoric but in doing so the Court went out of their way to insult them. Ahhhh…… I Frickin love it!!!!!
Guys, our Founding Fathers and in their infinite wisdom set up a system of checks and balances unmatched in any other country LET IT WORK BECAUSE IT DOES WORK.
