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To: SteveMcKing; justshutupandtakeit
We had just defeated the English, thanks to Minutemen and gorilla tactics -- not with ranks of militiamen using licensed government arms.
There is no question that their intent was to arm the individual citizens of our country.
6 SteveMcKing

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justshutupandtakeit:
While 'gorilla' tactics might be effective in the jungle what won the Revolution was Washington's creation of the Continental army.
Militia was very ineffective outside of a few conspicuous exceptions.

justshutupandtakeit wrote:
Perhaps you should pay attention before you post. My comments were regarding the military effectiveness of the militia during the Revolution not about the Second amendment.

Your comments were in reply to Steve's, that: "-- There is no question that their intent was to arm the individual citizens of our country.
6 SteveMcKing --"

You were arguing against Steves 'romantic idea' that the intent was to arm citizens as militia:

"-- around here romaniticization of the militia's role and effectiveness is still commonplace.

Whats 'romantic' about defending our right to own and carry military type arms?

119 posted on 04/25/2007 10:41:16 AM PDT by tpaine (" My most important function on the Supreme Court is to tell the majority to take a walk." -Scalia)
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To: tpaine

Talking with you never changes. You respond to something never said then procede to show that it was never said yet carry on as if it had.

I was speaking of the MILITA’S role in the Revolutionary War as your copy clearly shows. But you are so anxious to impress your imagined fan club that you MAKE UP something to attack. You don’t even need me so carry on.


130 posted on 04/25/2007 1:34:10 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (Defeat Hillary's V'assed Left Wing Conspiracy)
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