Gun-toting is central part of American identity

Breitbart (Wire source is Agence France Presse) ^ | 3/16/08 | n/a

[DCBryan1]

If toting guns is central to our heritage, shooting tyrants is a close second, and I fear, could come to fruition sooner rather than later.

[ProfessorGage]

for later

[Fiddlstix]

Bump

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I went to the range for the first time today - shot my husband’s M16 and my son’s Mini 14 (I think) - amazing! I completely missed the target (50 yards) the first two shots, then didn’t miss again. My Marine was very pleased with my accuracy.

[robertpaulsen]

"the founding fathers determined that an armed population was the best way to resist takeover by dictatorship or aristocracy"

No, they did not. They determined that a well regulated Miltia was necessary to the security of a free state. Not an armed populace.

It's right there in the second amendment.

[EEDUDE]

“I went to the range for the first time today”

Hope you enjoyed it! My wife and I shoot frequently. Shooting is a fine sport and you can spend a lifetime mastering it.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I did enjoy it, thanks! My husband just taught my son to shoot after Christmas, so it was neat or him to show me his weapon and sort of teach Mom. ;^)

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Hey Frenchy. The reason we have a second amendment is so we don’t have to run amuck lopping off heads when we have had enough. With a second amendment we don’t get to choose between cake and hunger.

[Hot Tabasco]

They determined that a well regulated Miltia was necessary to the security of a free state. Not an armed populace

So which will guarantee the rights of you and I, the regulated militia (and regulated by who?) or the armed populace?

[Eurale]

The frogs know all about guns, especially how to surrender them to their occupiers du jour. Is the author a Moozie?

[PackerBoy]

Hmm. The Second Amendment provides:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

To whom, in your view, does "the People" refer?

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Bump for popcorn.

[Inyo-Mono]

Your replies on 2nd Amendemnt threads are exhausting.

[Cobra64]

I went to the range for the first time today - shot my husband’s M16 and my son’s Mini 14...

Excellent!

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

It is good to see the young taught how to use firearms.

[hiredhand]

Way to go! We just got back from zeroing in a new rifle. You’d like this one. I’ll let you know when I have pictures up. :-)

[Nachoman]

Paulsen, you’re hopeless. What do you think the militia was comprised of? If you were intellectually honest, you would know our founders were leery of standing armies and militias were formed as needed. Many states didn’t form militias because they had no need. Therefore it was incumbent upon all able-bodied Americans to be armed and trained via individual ownership of arms. This way the militia could be formed on an ad hoc basis, and then disbanded as the need had passed.

[Recon Dad]

No, they did not. They determined that a well regulated Miltia was necessary to the security of a free state. Not an armed populace.

Every other amendment to the Constitution concerns individual rights and when your argument is posited the courts have interrupted it in favor of the individual.

We shall see.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

And you sir are full of excrement.Got that?