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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 1073376" data-attributes="member: 17969">CACH,Ahh, another english major in our midst.&nbsp; Why not explain how you are &quot;extrapolating&quot; one word out of a complete sentence and giving it a meaning of its OWN?What is it about the commas in the sentence that you chose to ignore?Where in the second amendment does it say &quot;a person has the right to bear arms&quot; in a STAND ALONE SENTENCE not CONNECTED to a preamble?Another poster&nbsp; Big Union Guy called it &quot;wordgames&quot;...&nbsp; But I guess thats what you call english and the written word when you dont comprehend it.The first part of the sentence says &quot;a well regulated militia&quot;...&nbsp; does that have its own separate meaning from the remaining part of the sentence after the commas?&nbsp; Gun owners ALL make the mistake of taking one part of the sentence out of the middle and giving it a separate meaning, when in fact, the ENTIRE sentence is DEFINING the actions of a MILITIA, which was later defined further by the Militia Act of 1792.As far as the supreme courts ruling, in a 5 to 4 vote, the majority ruled that the interpretation of the second amendment applied to all citizens and not just militia members.&nbsp; In opposition, the 4 justices who ruled AGAINST it, wrote in the minority that the Second amendment DID NOT apply to private citizens.In the next 4 years, should 1 conservative justice fall ill, or leave the bench, It will be OBAMA who will appoint a new justice and when the gun issue is revisited, the outcome may not be the same.&nbsp; You are only 1 vote away from a different outcome.Keep your fingers crossed.PeaceTOS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 1073376, member: 17969"] CACH, Ahh, another english major in our midst. Why not explain how you are "extrapolating" one word out of a complete sentence and giving it a meaning of its OWN? What is it about the commas in the sentence that you chose to ignore? Where in the second amendment does it say "a person has the right to bear arms" in a STAND ALONE SENTENCE not CONNECTED to a preamble? Another poster Big Union Guy called it "wordgames"... But I guess thats what you call english and the written word when you dont comprehend it. The first part of the sentence says "a well regulated militia"... does that have its own separate meaning from the remaining part of the sentence after the commas? Gun owners ALL make the mistake of taking one part of the sentence out of the middle and giving it a separate meaning, when in fact, the ENTIRE sentence is DEFINING the actions of a MILITIA, which was later defined further by the Militia Act of 1792. As far as the supreme courts ruling, in a 5 to 4 vote, the majority ruled that the interpretation of the second amendment applied to all citizens and not just militia members. In opposition, the 4 justices who ruled AGAINST it, wrote in the minority that the Second amendment DID NOT apply to private citizens. In the next 4 years, should 1 conservative justice fall ill, or leave the bench, It will be OBAMA who will appoint a new justice and when the gun issue is revisited, the outcome may not be the same. You are only 1 vote away from a different outcome. Keep your fingers crossed. Peace TOS [/QUOTE]

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