Holy shit, the spin you guys put on a single word is dizzying. Show me the etymology where "regulated" ever meant or was used to mean "equipped." Regulated is from old english and prior to that, Latin. It never meant equipped. Not even colloquially, and certainly not in a document forming the framework of our government. The logic that other uses of "regulate" in the Constitution, with qualifications for who regulates what, implies that the 2nd cannot mean "controlled" because it doesn't call these out is laughable. A logical person would understand that the Militia is being regulated by the state. A "well regulated" militia differentiates a trained and controlled group from a mob with guns.
So are we going to go ahead and call this a mass school shooting as opposed to a double homicide that happened in a college dorm room?
Enticing manufacturing back through lower tax rates and thus creating jobs, getting working class people bonuses as a consequence of the tax cuts, acting on the opioid epidemic, pushing back against illegal immigration, standing up for gun rights, etc.
"Equipped" is not a good synonym, but in the 18th Century context, the term meant something more like "self-disciplined, exercising self-control." I posted examples from the 18th Century Oxford dictionary that affirm this definition before. Where you see "well-regulated" you can read "self-disciplined." But even if you think that's all bullshit--it's very, very solid, I assure you--you're still left with the fact that the adjective "well-regulated" modifies the noun "militia," and not "the right of the people." I would interpret the 2nd in modern language thus: "A self-disciplined militia of armed citizens being necessary to preserve a free state, the right of individual persons to own and carry small arms shall not be infringed."
Well, people can argue over whether Trump has provided any real benefit--I would maintain that he has--but the issue is: do the people in those states perceive him as helping them?
Dude, we go over this every time with you and you still don't fucking get it. I'm sure it came up several times before, but once again, for the umpteenth time, I refer you to posts 28, 44, 78, and finally 151 and 152 of this nearly three year old thread. https://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/leftforge-doesnt-understand-the-second-amendment.107376/ And when you're done, we can do this again.
Well, other than possibly the bonuses, I don't see how the benefits could be anything other than perceived. I'd be surprised if the others were already providing real benefit. :Edit: Oops. I forgot about the Costco membership. So that too.
I'm gonna link back to this the next time someone whines about how an AR can't be referred to as an assault rifle b/c even though it uses an intermediate round, has a pistol grip and detachable magazine it doesn't have select fire.
Meanwhile back to the incompetence of the Broward Sheriff. Remember how we were pissed off at the 3 other deputies who didn't go inside? Turns out they were ordered to form a perimeter. http://amp.miamiherald.com/news/loc...ticle203015289.html?__twitter_impression=true "The Broward Sheriff’s Office captain who initially took charge of the chaotic scene at a Parkland high school where 17 people were killed told deputies to form a perimeter around the deadly scene — which they did instead of going in to confront the shooter, according to a partial BSO dispatch log obtained by the Miami Herald. Capt. Jan Jordan, commander of BSO’s Parkland district, gave the order, the log shows, identifying her by her police call sign."
Maxine Waters? Oh hell no! Every couple of days I see here on the news saying some crazy shit. None of what she says has any scientific or realistic basis which of course means nothing to the democrats she panders to.
Maxine Waters is one of the looniest people the Democrats have in Congress, this doesn't surprise me at all.
Some guy was on NPR today explaining how it's silly to use the term "assault" weapon when many civilian hunting weapons have actually a greater pound-for-pound killing capacity than the "assault" weapons that gun haters are afraid of!
How did they explain that? What hunting rifle is "pound for pound" more deadly than an AR? What does "greater pound for pound killing capacity" even mean?
I'm guessing he was referencing the ballistics of something like a .30-06 compared to 5.56/.223, which is a misnomer when you're talking about a rifle that holds 5 rounds versus one that can hold 30 at a time.