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Congress shall make no law abridging the right of the people peaceably to assemble. - The 1st Amendment (en.wikipedia.org) HIGH ENERGY
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– brother_red 1 point ago +1 / -0

Originally, you are correct.

Let me introduce the Doctrine of Incorporation to you.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_of_the_Bill_of_Rights

Note that the 2nd Amendment was only recently incorporated to the States in 2010.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald_v._City_of_Chicago

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– Oktheone 0 points ago +1 / -1

The incorporation doctrine is fictional power grab. The federal (now national) government had now power to do so.. they just did it. And now we accept.
That is very unamerican of you. Thomas Jefferson would flip out.

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– brother_red 1 point ago +1 / -0

So, since the BOR originally DID only apply to the new Federal Government, and we all agree that the BOR is a good thing, why would you be against those protections extending down to the State level, especially for those States that restrict certain rights? (Cali/Guns...)

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– Oktheone 0 points ago +1 / -1

I don't object to states securing these rights as well.

But if the people of the states chose to govern differently that's their choice. I E California could enforce strict gun laws, accordingly to what the California Constitution allows. They could ban guns altogether.

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