Ranger didn't violate kwik's 2nd Amendment rights seizing his AK.

[mikegideon]

You don’t have a right to carry that type of pistol or any other; it’s against the law to carry a gun in Tennessee.

That’s already been decided in recent SCOTUS rulings. You have a right to own guns, but you do not have a right to bear them; that right will be controlled by the state. Only four states recognize that you have a right to bear arms; Tennessee is not one of them.

Due to the recent rulings the only thing standing between us and a true right to keep and bear arms is the Tennessee legislature.

Sorry to keep bringing this up, but as long as people think they have a right to bear arms under the United States Constitution; nothing will change. No matter how much you want that right or no matter what kind of inspiring speeches you have heard about the 2^nd amendment the truth remains that it is dead and unless your state acknowledges that right; you don’t have it.

And it’s because of nut cases like this that we will have a tough time becoming the fifth state.

That's about the size of it. There are a few popular interpretations of the 2nd. SCOTUS chose to straddle the fence.

[macville]

Umm, just because some people in washington dc said decided something, doesn't mean that's what the founding fathers meant. It's pretty clear that the fathers wanted people to be able to keep and bear arms. The same thing goes for tons of over things. Just because the gov is allowing or restricting things doesn't mean they are constitutional. Heck, about 90% of what the Feds do is unconstitutional.

[Mike.357]

Mac i think you are preaching to the choir.

And I also think as a blanket statement all politicians try to take care of themselves and get reelected. Yeah there are exceptions, but overall.

What the founders thought, wrote or meant does not come into that.

What screws us is that the founders also believed in state(local) rule. Well I suppose it does not screw us. But for argument local rule allows for state interpretation of carrying guns. The locals don't want us carrying. Quik does nothing to advance that cause.

Even though what he does is legal it ain't helping nothing. And may well set precedent for hurting us.

What the founders meant means nothing, what they said and how it is interpreted by SCOTUS is what matters.

[Mike.357]

No kidding… Good grief.

I gotta say that is signature line stuff for TGO sometimes.