Machete-armed man with Palestinian flag wounds 31 in Germany with arson, ramming attacks [More]
And in case you were wondering, his victims probably wouldn’t have qualified:
A license to carry a gun, or Waffenschein, is only granted in rare cases…
[Via Michael G]
It’s probably easier to get a CCW permit in New York or the gay bay then in Deutchestan.
“A license to carry a gun, or Waffenschein, is only granted in rare cases…”
And that is only one example of why the Constitution of the United States in general, the Bill of Rights in particular, and the Second Amendment specifically, do not “grant” anything to anyone.
The Founders wanted the militia power to be in the hands of We the People, not the hands of some bureaucrat, official, or group of legislators.
“Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man gainst his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American…. [T]he unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people.” (Tench Coxe, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788.)
And that’s why it irritates the hell out of me when some gun owner thinks he’s being clever with this bit of ignorance:
