Certainly not me. I was referring to the so-called moderates on the issue who say there is no more need for a citizen's militia since it could not possibly do battle with our present day armed forces if the government ever became so oppressive it provoked another revolution. They ignore the fact that the best defense against armed gangs and common criminals is armed citzens. The amendment will never be obsolete as long as human nature remains the same
I was simply saying that whether or not those people are right about the necessity of a citizen's militia in this modern era of nukes and ultra hi-tech weapons, and personally I don't think they are, the amendment is still part of the Constitution and as such it should be obeyed by our lawmakers and judges. Forcing them to do that is another proposition altogether, but one which should be undertaken before it's too late.
It doesn't matter if We the People could ever defeat our own Federal Army. It is better to be armed and have illusions of grandure, than to be disarmed and completely helpless to even try.
Personally I believe it is already too late and we are on the downside of a slippery-slope. There are 3-5 mil. freedom loving people in this country that both have the means and the abiltity to stand up for those freedoms that have been so brazzenly stripped from us by Big Brother.
Have you read "Unintended Consequences" by John Ross -- a must read. If you haven't read it, find it, but it and read it.