On 4/21/2013 11:41 AM, Michael Moroney wrote:
Trevor Wilson writes:
**And I will repeat:
The 2nd Amendment was written:
* At a time when reload times were measured in MINUTES, not milliseconds.
* At a time when accuracy of muzzle-loading weapons was inferior to a
bow and arrow.
So, I take it that you believe the Freedom of Speech clause in the First
Amendment only applies to speaking from atop a soapbox at the local park
(no voice amplification), handwritten letters and documents/newspapers/
books printed using a screw press. It does not apply to radio, television,
modern high speed printing presses, the Internet or anything involving
amplification, electronics or any other technology developed since the
late 1700s?
**And there's the rub: Freedom of speech also applies to instructions on
bomb-building, preparation of toxins and other substances, paedophile
materials, along with fear-mongering and hate-inciting materials.
If you want to see the limits of free speech, watch a free to air US TV
broadcast sometime.
The facts are simple enough: Freedom of speech is not as free as you
might think. Censorship applies in almost every nation. Including the US.
Same deal with the 2nd Amendment. It does not apply to all US citizens
and to all firearms. There are limits. Every other Western, developed
nation employs limits that do not go as far as they do in most US
jurisdictions.
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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au