@RexRed,
Excuse me, I mean the Declaration Of Independence that preceded ratification of the first amendment by 15 years...
The Declaration Of Independence, the document and foundation of our government that all other documents and amendments rest a upon...
You know, the document that frees us from "tyranny"... Tyranny like despot kings, mad men and cultish, racist, reckless, local or foreign, militias and gangs threatening average citizens by roving around the countryside with with loaded guns...
Domestic tranquility and such.
And if no laws are to regulate guns then why did they outlaw duels? It is even illegal to sword fight...
Wikipedia
Several states have very high-level bans laid against duelling, with stiff penalties for violation. Several United States state constitutions ban the practice, the most common penalty being disenfranchisement or disqualification from all offices.
State constitutions prohibiting dueling specifically are those of Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and the Session law of Texas.
The Constitution of Kentucky, adopted in 1891, prohibits anyone from holding any state office who has ever participated in a duel.[54] The gubernatorial oath of office contains a line that affirms at the time of inauguration that the incoming governor of Kentucky has never participated in a duel.[55]
State and territorial laws prohibiting duelling[edit source | editbeta]
Twenty states, along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have some statute(s) (including constitutional provisions) specifically prohibiting duelling. The remaining 30 states either have no such statute or constitutional provision, or limit their duelling prohibition to members of their state national guard. This does not necessarily mean, however, that duelling is legal in any state, as assault and murder laws can apply. Where dueling is specifically prohibited, these statutes are often accompanied by further statutes against leaving the jurisdiction in order to participate in a duel, and against public denunciation of the other party for not fighting.
States which specifically prohibit members of the state national guard from duelling are Arizona, Arkansas,[56] Connecticut,[57] Georgia,[58] Iowa,[59] Kansas,[60] Missouri,[61] Hawaii,[62] Ohio,[63] Oregon,[64] Pennsylvania,[65] Washington[66] and New York.[67]
States and territories which have statutory prohibitions on duelling for all citizens are Colorado,[68] District of Columbia,[69] Idaho,[70] Kentucky,[71] Massachusetts,[72] Michigan,[73] Mississippi,[74] Nevada,[75] New Mexico,[76] New York,[77] North Dakota,[78] Oklahoma,[79] Puerto Rico,[80] Rhode Island[81] and Utah.[82] California previously prohibited duelling, but this was repealed in 1994.[83]
Virginia passed the Anti-Dueling Act in 1810, creating civil and criminal penalties for the most usual causes of duelling, rather than for the act itself. It is still on the books. Virginia Code §8.01-45 creates a Civil Action for insulting words. Virginia Code §18.2-416 makes it a crime to use abusive language to another under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. Virginia Code §18.2-417 makes certain slander and libel a crime.[84]
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Notice most of these dueling laws are in "red states"... The last law mentioned outlawing certain kinds of "free speech"... These laws could only have been a enacted on the basis of the Declaration Of Independence and not the US Constitution because the Declaration Of Independence trumps the Constitution in many ways...
Just as the first amendment trumps the second amendment and so on...
The second amendment was ratified to protect slavery... Today it is a symbol of southern racism... (cynical)
