Let's say there is no constitution.
Can you decide, that I may not have a weapon to defend myself? Where did you get the authority?
Can I or anybody decide that you must not have a weapon to defend yourself from tyranny, be it a thief, a murderer, a rapist or government etc.? And if we can do that where did we get the authority?
And if you, nor I, nor anybody else has no right to say that another human being can not, or must not have the means of protecting against tyranny where does government get the "right" then?
I believe no one can take the means of protection against tyranny from anybody else. Constitution or laws don't change that i.m.h.o. :)
Peace
You may not believe that anyone can prevent you from protecting yourself against tyranny, but reality suggests otherwise. I do not know where you live, but I am relatively certain that wherever it is, there are laws, and men in blue uniforms to enforce those laws, that prevent you from adequately defending yourself from tyranny. You claim they don't have this authority to deny you the things you require; they, however, would disagree.
People get authority from wherever they please. The criminal gives himself authority to do as he pleases, whether you recognize his authority or not.
You might argue that the criminal does not have the authority (or the right) to rob you; he, however, would disagree.
The point I was making was that the Constitutionality of gun ownership is an irrelevant argument since militias, as specified in the Constitution, do not exist anymore. And since militias don't exist anymore, the Constitutionality of owning a gun is no longer a "protected right."
But like you....this is just my opinion.
The criminal might argue that I do not have the authority to defend myself, (because it's the law here) but I however disagree, and it's doesn't matter if it's a criminal from the street or a criminal with a badge and a costume.
I know I would be shot by the criminals in blue costumes in the policestate the netherlands If I ever decided to defend myself against their mafia practices, but that says nothing about the legitimacy of some scribles on paper.
Thank you for your reply, I understand that reality is very different, but nothing will ever change in the head of the victims if 'you' never speak up and wake up the faithful believer of the god called government or some other criminal that people decided to worship.
It's not just the "god" called government the people have created. Don't forget about the "god" called religion and the "god" called entertainment. Things are not looking good.
Indeed things are not looking good. I agree. But I (and maybe we) have to keep saying things to the people even if it feels sometimes all is lost.