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The first part of the amendment states that a militia is necessary for the security of a free state.
The second half of the amendment refers to the right of the people to bear arms. |
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| What is the Controversy over the reference to "the people" |
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| Ordinary citizens were the militia. |
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| The amendment states that the right to bear arms shall not be infringed. How is this different from restricted? |
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| Nothing can get in the way of infringed. It is not a complete removal. |
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| The reason the constitution used the words arms is |
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| It refers to any weapon not just guns. |
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| Article 1 section 23 of the Texas Constitution |
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| The right to bear arms relates to the defence of a person or the state, but the government can regulate the wearing of arms for the sake of preventing crime. |
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| Texas law mandates that persons who wish to carry a concealed weapon must go through a |
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Justice is an eye for an eye.
Justice is a balance.
Justice is the advantage of the stronger.
Justive is doing good to friends and harm to enemies.
Justice is doing honor to the gods.
Justice is to each his own. |
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Justice is widely recognized as a good, since people prefer justice over injustice.
Justice seeks what is best and therefore is a virtue |
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Implementing justice requires punishment.
The first duty of punishment and the government is to protect the innocent.
Justice must be swift least its effects on the criminal are lost and society loses faith in the justice system. |
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| First kind of punishment according to Thomas Jefferson |
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Reform of the criminal.
This restores the faith of society in the criminal justice system.
This maintains the human dignity of the perpatrator |
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| Second kind of punishment according to Thomas Jefferson |
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Protection of society meaning the innocent.
Punishment must not be cruel and unusual least it does harm to individuals who implement it. |
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