re: #105 Rightwingconspirator

Now the 1st is not absolute, but take a long hard look at some ACLU wins and you might conclude guns are already far more regulated that speech. Semi humorous there, apples vs bananas there.

The point in comparing the amdts. is that in both cases no “exceptions” are provided, the language is “absolute”, but in practice there are numerous exceptions to the 1st amdt. that are considered commonsensical by most (state secrets, certain kinds of sexually explicit materials, obscenity, libel, certain kinds of incitement are said “not to fall” under it). Which means that the “absolute” reading of the 2nd. amdt. is unfounded, and what exceptions there should be can be decided separately.
The point is not to compare what is more or less regulated.