Oddbean

It will eventually happen in the US and the 2A will be no obstacle. Lots of judges, including some on the Supreme Court, would rule that the 2A only protects a state’s right to have a militia, and does not protect an individual’s right. I expect Heller will be overturned eventually.

"Men are better than gates, and no gate will endure against our Enemy if men desert it" - "The Lord of the Rings" by J R R Tolkien Americans' real defence is the unusually high percentage of their fellow citizens involved in activism of all sorts. That's not always a positive, I'll certainly grant, but it does limit the length of runway the government has for radical changes.

Problem is it won’t be a radical change by the time it arrives. It will be at a time when Americans are used to needing a permit to have a bolt-action hunting rifle and a revolver for self-defense.

Everyone understands what it’s actually intended for. Many, including progressive federal judges, pretend to understand it in a way that it’s effectively nullified, I.e. “it’s only for state militias, which of course must follow federal orders according to the Supremacy Clause.” So essentially that it gives the government the right to have guns, which makes no sense as an item in the Bill of Rights. 😂

Ridiculous. They have no trouble understanding "gay" has shifted in meaning since the 1700s, but play dumb about "regulated" (disiplined) and "militia" (freeborn adult males). That said, better than our courts here. Our Section 92 forbids restricting "commerce" between the states. Its not much of a right, but its something. COVID border closures were challenged on s92 grounds, but apparently "emergency" abrogates our Constitution...

Check out the dissenting opinion in the Heller case if you’re interested. Pretty wild that just less than half the justices joined in the “it protects the government’s guns, not yours” opinion.