Creative Speculation

Just look at the first amendment. No law abridging freedom of speech, etc.

And yet, you can't defame, you can't threaten, you can't incite panic or riot, you can't defraud, you can't commit treason, you can't lie in certain official situations, etc.

Tons of restrictions on freedom of speech because the constitution has other objectives that must be balanced against freedom of speech.


Same goes for the second amendment. The constitution is also about enduring domestic tranquility and promoting the general welfare. There has to be some balance for that against an unfettered right to arm oneself to the teeth.

If it's too dangerous to simple beboutvin public because some gun nut might go around shooting people for no good reason, then the government has a responsibility to address that.

The second amendment must be respected, but that doesn't mean we can't have reasonable restrictions, same as we have reasonable restrictions on free speech.