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Originally posted by Taz's Master
Why is this not a case of state's rights?
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You mean state's powers, governments don't have rights, only humans have rights. The Constitution curbs state's powers in certain limited ways. The Second Amendment was intended to be a limit on both the federal government and the state governments, it's pretty plain from the language differences from the First Amendment which limits congress and has been extended to the state governments through the 14th Amendment.
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Why shouldn't the tyrannical federal government let NJ determine who can posess firearms within its borders?
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When New Jersey joined the Constitutional compact they agreed to abide by it, and unless they secede they'll have to continue to abide by the Constitution and the laws legitimately passed under it. There are several articles of the Constititution that apply as well as several of the Amendments. The
Right to Travel unimpeded from one place to another has been upheld in numerous court cases.