[IronJack]

And now the only quote that matters:

"A well-regulated milita, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

Amendment II, United States Constitution

[Drew68]

And now the only quote that matters:

If you go to their website (which I recommend for it is highly amusing) they repeat the old, tired song-and-dance about how "militia" means Nat'l Guard and not individuals.

yawn...

[drew]

Someone who was taking an anti-gun position once pointed out that the language of the second ammendment calls for a well-regulated milita, and that pro gun people always gloss over that terminology, meaning, to him, that it was never intended for anyone to get any gun at any time and that restrictive laws were therefore constitutional. What is the position of the NRA on that opinion? I'm not taking up an anti-gun position but rather playing devil's advocate here. I thought it was a good point but wonder what some counter arguments are?

[John Doe #1]

I just saw on TV that 150,000 Troops were not enough to police Iraq, comparing it to the size of the State of
California. Here at home, on our shores, we have been attacked by foreign and domestic. With all of our Military thinly spread throughout the world, it is my opinion, we better oppose all gun-grabbers. After all, we may need our weapons to perform homeland security.

[JavaTheHutt]

"The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bare arms, is as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." --Thomas Jefferson