vote! USA today poll on 2nd amendment

[craig_o]

Vote here: http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/11/beat-the-high-c.html

it's yes/no/undecided on something like "does the 2nd amendment give individuals the right to bear arms?"

 

[Librarian]

Does the 2nd amendment give individuals the right to bear arms.

1769 votes, 90% yes, 10% no

Allowing for the imprecision of the question (for example, give vs recognize an existing right), that's the right answer.

 

[hankdatank1362]

copy and paste, mein freunds!

 

[JKimball]

give vs recognize an existing right

I would have to vote no the way the question is phrased. But since I'm guessing they're trying to distinguish between individual and state's rights, I'll pass on answering. Does anybody think they meant it to be a trick question?

 

[Dave R]

Still 90% yes, but now 8% no and 2% undecided. (Did SCOTUS vote undecided?)

 

[GlowinPontiac]

you cannot copy/paste as the link posted is incomplete...

it gives a 404 error.

just click the link then copy what is in the addres bar and paste that into a new window and it works fine.

EDIT: 91% yes !!!

 

[brett30030]

Worked fine for me?

 

[brentn]

I wish we had that kind of pro-rights and firearms support here in canada... However there was another appeal to abolish the long gun registry for canada. All long-guns, if passed, will no longer need to be registered, and they will go back to using FAC permits to aquire.
Although not ideal, if passed it will be a major victory for the pro-gun community for a step in the right direction.

 

[-terry]

91% Yes
8% no
1& Undeided

 

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

I would have to vote no the way the question is phrased. But since I'm guessing they're trying to distinguish between individual and state's rights, I'll pass on answering. Does anybody think they meant it to be a trick question?
/QUOTE]

No, I think they're too stupid to understand that differance between being given a right and a right being recognized. This is the drive-by media we're talking about. They aren't the brightest of the bunch.

I voted yes.

 

[David N]

Thanks For That Important Link

I voted YES.

 

[darkknight]

2041 votes
91% yes
7% no
1% undecided

 

[Merc41]

After my vote:

 

[Wayne G.]

did my part.

92 yes
7 no
1 undecided

2088 votes

 

[Geno]

Thanks for the heads-up. Done.

 

[ranger58]

craig o

thanks, done

 

[Risasi]

Taurusowner,

I agreed I think most people fail to realize the amendments fail to grant us any rights.

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Also for those of you voting, it would be best to "right-click", and copy the link, then manually paste it into your address bar. Many of these polls now will see people linking from gun sites. Then if it's a lib running the thing he'll call all all those votes biased and simply delete those votes.

 

[ZeSpectre]

Yeah, that is one red-herring to this whole thing (and re-enforces a mistaken notion).

This country was established on the basis that we have certain "unalienable rights"...period. This notion pre-dates the Constitution.

The Bill of Rights is a clear set of instructions advising the government that they cannot infringe on the rights that we already have.

The whole "individual" vs "collective" argument is BS right from the start because we aren't granted rights by the state, we have them as individuals.

From the Declaration of Independence...

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

I also think the whole "beat the high court" bit is journalistic tripe at it's worst. As though the SCOTUS somehow just became a democratic body subject to votes.

 

[CajunBass]

I would have to vote no the way the question is phrased. But since I'm guessing they're trying to distinguish between individual and state's rights, I'll pass on answering. Does anybody think they meant it to be a trick question?

No, I think they're too stupid to understand that differance between being given a right and a right being recognized. This is the drive-by media we're talking about. They aren't the brightest of the bunch.

I voted yes.

+1 that.

 

[jad0110]

Wonder how much longer USA Today will leave this poll open.

Did my part!

And I justed wanted to 2nd what others have said about the bill or rights: The Founders recognized that our rights come from a higher power. Rights to NOT come from government, so even without a 2nd amendment we still have inalienable right to bear arms. To me, this is an excellent place to take the RKBA dabate. I wonder if those who hate the 2nd amendment and think that repealing it takes away our RKBA also believe that we have no free speech without the government telling us we do.

 

[Frandy]

As of 9 am here on the East Coast:

92
7
1

 

[brickeyee]

To bad the Declaration of Independence has no force of law.
It is a historical document that can indicate INTENT only in the most general way.

 

[craig_o]

bump

 

[GBExpat]

"Does the Second Amendment give individuals the right to bear arms?"

Now it is up to 94% Yes ...

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

94% yes
5% no
1% What's the 2nd Amedment?