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MLeake · March 15, 2008, 01:10 PM

I'll address your second question, Canuck.

The 2nd Amendment guarantees that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be abridged. Depending on one's political leanings (and whether one has bothered to read the Federalist Papers and other old documents), there are some arguments about whether this right applies to individuals in general or to state militia members in particular.

Nowhere does 2A say the people have the right to look at others through riflescopes.

IE your question doesn't pertain in any way to the topic.

As far as your first question, police don't identify people via sniper scopes, unless a spotter has already called target location. So that question has a negative bearing for your argument.

Cheers.

March 15, 2008, 01:10 PM	#38
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	Reply to the Canuck I'll address your second question, Canuck. The 2nd Amendment guarantees that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be abridged. Depending on one's political leanings (and whether one has bothered to read the Federalist Papers and other old documents), there are some arguments about whether this right applies to individuals in general or to state militia members in particular. Nowhere does 2A say the people have the right to look at others through riflescopes. IE your question doesn't pertain in any way to the topic. As far as your first question, police don't identify people via sniper scopes, unless a spotter has already called target location. So that question has a negative bearing for your argument. Cheers.