[jbssm]

Yes, there the words of Thomas Jefferson put it quite explicitly:

You have the right to have arms within your own house in order to potentially use it in a rebellion against an autocratic state in case it arrises. Nowhere it gives you the right to carry weapons around with you on the public place.

This makes it as clear as water really.

[thecus]

And the supreme court specifically called out in their rulings that they did not imply that it was a constitutional right to carry a concealed weapon.

That also doesn't mean it should be illegal... we've seen immense decrease in violent crimes over the past two decades -- we've also seen a dramatic shift in state laws allowing the right for people to conceal carry.

Correlation != causation and such, but science and numbers matter... They are really interesting when you review them.

[jbssm]

I believe the question of legality when carrying a concealed weapon is an all different matter.

The reason you cannot make ilegal is that some people (read NRA loonies) keep trying to make look as carrying a concealed weapon is a constitutional right granted by the 2nd amendment. When it's clearly not.

[hackercomplex]

or in order to protect your household from robbers and thieves.

I suspect however that Jefferson would have extended his support for the right to cover ones stagecoach and personal property when traveling down the right of way..

[throw0112a]

> I suspect however that Jefferson would have extended his support for the right to cover ones stagecoach and personal property when traveling down the right of way..

I suspect however that Jefferson would not have ....

It's useless to speculate. We can all pull things out of thin air. What did he write down?