Right to Keep but No Right to Buy/Sell

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I thought this was an interesting article about what appears to be the latest trend to diminish 2A rights and get around the Bruen ruling:

The argument claims that the text of the 2A protects the right to keep arms you may already have, but the text does not protect any such right to buy, sell or trade arms. I guess it’s a twisted take on the “strict reading” of the Constitution concept. As NSSF responds, though, prohibiting the purchase, sale or trade of firearms essentially eviscerates the 2A.

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Commerce is the beast, its not private, involves the public, brothers keeper, an additional amendment like the ninth or tenth needs to be challenged, individuals right to commerce

Good luck finding attorneys to think in those terms and utilize those amendments

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Incredible how Evil people are . The first ones that would say why didnt you save me when someone is shooting at them is the same ones that want to take guns out of the possession of every American.
Private purchases with Hushed mouths are probably going to be the new trend.

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To draw an analogy, the 1st Amendment does not mention paper, ink or pens. But acquiring those is protected under 1A. It’s an ancillary right.

Likewise, 2A doesn’t mention buying or building arms. But to outlaw those activities would be to destroy the right itself, like banning paper would for 1A. Therefore, buying and building arms are protected under the 2A as ancillary rights.

Or at least, that’s the way I think it should work. Mark Smith of the Four Boxes Diner occasionally mentions this, but I’m not sure if it has been enshrined in actual 2A precedent yet.

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