U.S. Congress - H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009
H.R.17 - Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009
To protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: To protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right. as introduced.
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Agree. Texas is taking a bold first step.
Self-defense is a drastic reaction caused by drastic action. Therefore, there should be no limit on self-defense. You are forced to protect yourself and/or your family by whatever means necessary. Law of nature. No mercy to criminals.
It'll be a good day when I see this come out of committee. Most states protect this right anyway, and it should be implied on a federal level by the second amendment to that old document Democrats and Republicans alike wipe their asses with.
This bill is a waste of time. If HR45 passes you won't have time to go unlock your safe and load your weapon and defend your family. This congress is a joke and we have only ourselves to blame.
We the people have the right to keep and bear arms, we should remember what our fore farthers did for us when they created our constitution. They knew that citizens needed to bear arms,for self protection as well as tyranny.
A Necessary LAW
I support this bill because it's our right to bear arms, why do the democrats always want to take away the guns?
They prefer supporting criminals, and giving them more rights.
That's easy to answer dr207960. It's easier to control an unarmed population. Witch is why the right to bear arms was added to the constitution. So we the people would have the means to protect ourselves from a government that may and have got to big for their britches. The same reason states were given the right to pass their own laws. But the state rights were taken away oh about 141 years ago. I guess they think it's time to make a clean sweep of things. Get ready for serfdom my friend. Maybe it want be so bad. Hell you might get lucky, they might make you a knight or a lord if you behave. Naw they already got those guys picked out.
Here you go with Democrats again. Who the hell pushed the Brady Bill thru? The frickin Republicans did after the assasination attempt on Ronald Reagan back in the 80's with Nancy Reagan leading the push!!! They opened the floodgates on all this bullshit! NOT the Democrats.
Too more accurately define the right to bear arms is an underhanded way to narrowly focus it and thereby diminish it. Do something outside the definition and you are in jail.
According to United States Consitution that all Americans has known and is part of our BILL of Rights.
Amendment II
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Which means if the Democratics or any other goverment Senate and Representative and Obama infringed our rights, only tells me who are the real Anti - Americans and Obama has broken his Oath to protect the United States Consitution.
If Obama does infridge our 2nd Amendment, His whole Administration and himself is lawable for Impeachment.
We need a new party the american party no rep. no dem. no green no lib. just americans or those that want to be. Born free, profress to be free , want to be free , WE need to flush the waste down the drain where it belongs!!! The old way isn't working any more they have broken it.Destroied the way our founding fathers made it. They should be ashamed but I doubt they have any morals to see what they have done to our country.
We already have these rights in TX. If they pass this does it make it legal in say in NY. or MAS. to wast some crack head for trying to jack you up or rape your woman ? Or will you still go to jail for possession of a firearm ?
If you read the body of the bill I think that it will go around the current possession laws. It is federal and it says any one who can legaly purchase a fire arm.Could be good new for the east coast folks.
Wait, the right to own a gun, where have I heard of that before? Oh! now I remember, its the second ammendment! I agree wholeheartedly with this bill but pardon my ignorance, I thought we had settled this issue two-hundred years ago! Why are we having to pass more legislation to reiterate what is already written down as the supreme law of the land?
Well, probably because our Reps don't have the balls to tell these idiots "NO, and we're not Re Addressing this issue anymore, so don't bring it up again!" !!! If they had the guts to do that, these activist groups, whether pro or conn, wouldn't have anything else to do but sit around and cry about some other Rights in our Constitution they don't like. Instead of telling these jackasses that if they don't like our Constitution, leave, go back to where ever it is you came from. Cause this is how this country was set up, and I took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution and this country whether you like it or not! Instead, they'd rather cower down to some sort of politically correct approach to everything.
I almost want to vote no for this this bill. The bill itself legitimizes government to make gun laws, even though this is a step forward.
This is a silly time wasting peice of legislation however, because of our current environment of radical leftist policy and rights errosion we will have to waste the time on this. By doing this we take away time from thier activists policy proposals so I support it if not only to limit the time available for free cell phones to homeless people, or cash back for fuel guzzeling cars, or legalizing pot...
I agree with kevinmcc up at the top of the page
"I almost want to vote no for this this bill. The bill itself legitimizes government to make gun laws, even though this is a step forward."
Wanted to add, that we have the right to defend ourselves against an encroaching tyrannical government. Hence the 2nd Amendment. We should be able to at least get full autos in case we need to defend ourselves against our government, cause that's what they have.
People say that there were no full autos at the time the 2nd Amendment was written, but I guarantee you if they were available, they would have used them against their enemy, because that's what the enemy would have been using too.
My Love for my country is Strong. I claim my 2nd amendment rights but just to let the politicians know where I stand, I have given my thumbs-up on H.R. 17. The moment the Patriot Act was pushed through congress we (for all practical purposes) lost our Constitutional Rights. It's time to reclaim our government, Government for the People by the People. Not Corporate America and its goons calling the shots.
It is mandatory thqt we pass this legislation. Ever possible effort needs to be made to derail the anti-gun crowd. They are a cause looking for a problem to solve.
I can't wait 15 minutes for the police to show . I can take care of the problem with my friend Mr. Colt
I agree with many others. This bill is, in itself, an acknowledgement to the Federal Governments right to interfere in this area of our daily lives where it has no legitimate authority to do so. To use interstate commerce clause to a control citizens activities after a transaction has been completed ( with all the existing BS red tape) is a ridiculous stretch and grab at power.
There is a fundamental right to carry concealed weapons, including but not limited to handguns, for the purpose of personal self-defense. This right emanates from the specific rights protected by the Second, Fifth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. The Second Amendment guarantees the right of the people as individuals to keep and bear arms. The Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to self-defense, and the Ninth Amendment guarantees that the enumeration of certain rights of the people shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people. The right to carry concealed weapons for the purpose of self-defense emanates from the combination of the right to keep and bear arms and the right to self-defense and is also among the traditional "Rights of Englishmen" guaranteed by the Ninth Amendment
the funny thing is we are already afforded that right by the constitution its not a debate of making new laws enforce the ones we have leave my rights in place take your nanny state and everything there is to do with the federal gov and return everything to the states where it belongs. Our federal gov has ruined this country.
Regardless of the status of a government, an individual has a sovereign right to protect themselves and their property against those who would violate it in the same way that a nation has a duty to protect its people and land from invaders.
I have serviced my Country in the U.S. Navy and I feel that I should be able, along with the 2nd Amendment Rights, to protect myself, my family and my home from those that want to violate my personal health and/or well-being. I will not accept any "BILL" that will take away any portion of my 2nd Amendment Rights.
I share many others view on the Bill I support it but we already have this right, The Second Amendment.
When you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. Who then will protect vulnerable women, children, elderly, handicapped, anyone for that fact? Instead of mandating firearm control, why dont we at least mandate firearm and self protection education?