The right there specified is that of ‘bearing arms for a lawful purpose.’ This is not a right granted by the Constitution. Neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The second amendment declares that it shall not be infringed; but this, as has been seen, means no more than that it shall not be infringed by Congress.
Chief Justice Morrison Waite
U.S. Supreme Court
U S v Cruikshank
92 U.S. 542 (1875)
[In response to “The Gun Guys“. Remember that rights are guaranteed or infringed. They are not granted. Only privileges and permissions are granted.–Joe]
>Remember that rights are guaranteed or infringed. They are >not granted. Only privileges and permissions are >granted.–Joe]
This is why I have a problem with “Right to Carry licenses”. We have to receive “permission” from the state for something that should not if been infringed in the first place.