Open Carry Without a Permit

[Oh Shoot]

....  Are mentally ill people prevented from voting in places?

 

Existence of the modern Democratic Party is proof that few if any are.

 

- OS

[R_Bert]

Existence of the modern Democratic Party is proof that few if any are.
 
- OS

Careful. They'll cry.

[Chucktshoes]

[quote name="Oh Shoot" post="1141743" timestamp="1398219004"]Existence of the modern [s]Democratic[/s] Republican Party is proof that few if any are. - OS[/quote] Yep. Works that way too. ;)

[R_Bert]

Yep. Works that way too. ;)

Especially in TN

[JayC]

I agree, but atleast removing @a and voting rights from a felon is supported by the constitution...  not the case with the rest of us.

The way I see it; if you committed a felony that is serious enough that your right to keep and bear arms is taken away forever then you ought to be locked up forever.  If your crime isn't serious enough to warrant a life sentence then your 2A rights should be fully restored once your sentence has been served!

 

[Worriedman]

, but try to put your mind back to the 1700's and try to logically think what the 2A was about/for.  So again do you think they meant for 2 year olds or mentally ill people to bear arms? 

Well, for those who have the mental capacity to truly engage in such a discussion, the ability to actually physically hold a weapon up might be a qualifier as far as intent of the Founders regarding age is concerned.  I believe they intended for the People to have all types of weapons that a standing army could employ against the general population, so that a tyrannical government could not out of hand force acceptance of mores that were unacceptable.  That march to Lexington and Concord was to confiscate all manner of weapons and munitions.  It did not work out well for the Crown (legal constituted government at the time), as the rebels took umbrage and fought back.  The participants on the side of what became the United States were not a Nation, it was not a government, it was a collection of individuals who shot, hacked apart and burned their enemies to the point of being left alone to manage their own affairs.  Bet there were some less than what we consider adults involved in that fracas, what do you think?

Edited April 23, 2014 by Worriedman

[mikegideon]

 Are mentally ill people prevented from voting in places?

 

No...

 

[RobertNashville]

No...

 

And in the case of BHO; they aren't prevented from running for or holding office either!!!  ;)