Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? -- Patrick HenryThe Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is one of the most mistakenly maligned and intentionally misunderstood of our freedoms. The use of the word "militia" often causes anti-gun groups and individuals to claim the amendment applies only to the National Guard - conveniently forgetting that the National Guard didn't exist when the Constitution was written and that, at the time of the writing, "militia" was clearly defined as "all able-bodied men". The use of the words "the people", of course, are further indicators of the intent for the Second Amendment to apply to individuals (a point agreed upon by the vast majority of Constitutional scholars). Numerous further writings of the framers state in no uncertain terms, lest anyone misunderstand, that the founders fully intended for individuals to be armed, both for self-defense against crime and as a hedge against government tyranny (a note for the "it can't happen here" crowd: Adolf Hitler was freely elected).
conveniently forgetting? It is a deliberate liberal STRAWMAN
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It is my understanding, and correct me if I’m wrong, that all able bodied men who are citizens of the US are legally defined as militia. And it is that law which allows for draft in military service.
It is also my understanding that the 2nd was written in the way it was with the understanding that eventually our government would devolved into totalitarianism of one sort or another, and it was the duty of we, the citizens, to take up arms against it.
That says it all. The right to keep and bear arms is fundamentally ours. The purpose of the 2nd Amendment is to ensure that the government does not attempt to take that right away.
Firearm registration is next according to the speaker of the house. I guess we are now taking direction from Janet Reno.
So today the militia were good guys and tomorrow Obama will tell us they suck.
I think Obama sucks
I would advise everyone to get a firearm and learn how to use one and if you never need it fine if you need one and don’t have one that won’t be so fine.
thanks, a quick non-list one-time ping to all who’ve been kind enough to post in this topic (with thanks to neverdem for the link):
Gun Bans for Your Health
Human Events | 04/09/2009 | A.W.R. Hawkins
Posted on 04/12/2009 9:04:02 PM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227828/posts
Pelosi ‘We want them registered’
Washington Times | Monday, April 13, 2009 | Editorial
Posted on 04/12/2009 8:27:30 PM PDT by JohnRLott
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227818/posts
EDITORIAL: ‘We want them registered’—Democrats are going after guns
The Washington Times | April 13, 2009 | Editorial
Posted on 04/13/2009 5:14:23 AM PDT by Scanian
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227925/posts
The gun lobby’s flawed logic is riddled with bullet holes
New York Daily | Monday, April 13th 2009, | Stanley Crouch
Posted on 04/13/2009 10:12:45 AM PDT by presidio9
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228109/posts