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Tancredo, who supports a second civil war if Barack Obama or any other president ever confiscated guns,

Like Hubert H. Humphrey and John F. Kennedy?

"By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' the 'security' of the nation, and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy. Although it is extremely unlikely that the fears of governmental tyranny which gave rise to the Second Amendment will ever be a major danger to our nation, the Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships, in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason I believe the Second Amendment will always be important."

President John F. Kennedy

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"Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and bear arms. This is not to say that firearms should not be very carefully used and that definite safety rules of precaution should not be taught and enforced. But the right of citizens to bear arms is just one more guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against a tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible."

Vice President and Senator Hubert H. Humphrey


6 posted on 12/09/2015 10:12:18 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: TigersEye

But, but...”That’s not who we are.”


21 posted on 12/10/2015 5:18:51 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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