Posted on 05/03/2010 8:52:31 AM PDT by Second Amendment First
Thomas Jefferson: “The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.”
James Madison: “Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” (Federalist Paper #46)
Samual Adams: “The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.” (Convention of the Commonwealth of Mass., 86-87, date still being sought)
Richard Henry Lee: “A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves...and include all men capable of bearing arms.” (Additional letters from the Federal Farmer, at 169, 1788)
The Bowie knife has had it's campaigns, there have been times when guns were allowed, but the Bowie was seen as too brutal and effective at close quarters to allow. Currently the Bowie is banned in many places in America, and double edged knives are illegal just about everywhere.
Interestingly, my 17" Hell's Belle, fighting Bowie is legal to carry in California, and it is a source of comfort in knife based biker bars, it also draws attention.
"There is no question that the knives were deadly. Across the young country, according to one breathless account, "Bowies were drinking blood from New Orleans to Dubuque and from Savannah to Brazos." In 1837 the Arkansas Speaker of the House killed a fellow legislator with a Bowie on the floor of the Arkansas House of Representatives. That same year Alabama passed a law stipulating that anyone who killed another person with a Bowie knife "shall suffer the same as if the killing had been by malice and aforethought." In 1828 Tennessee banned their sale."
Detroit?
Amen!
I doubt he ever saw any action either.
I’ll bet he’d crap in his pants if he was faced with someone pointing a gun at him. And after soiling his panties, he’d probably shoot his feet off.
Paddy boy?...your damp, lace trimmed, pink panties are showing. Don’t like guns?...move to the UK.
Thank you. I was an engineering student. Loved math. My grammatical skills were stunted by the Language Arts program at my public school. I learned more about the effective use of the English language while on the job, and through reading.
I know that the introductory clause of the 2nd Ammendment was not constructed to restrict what came later.
Hah !
He does look and sound awfully gay.
Aptly put. One of the biggest purveyors of firearms control regulations is the military. Active duty soldiers have to jump through many hoops just to exercise their second amendment rights.
It’s what Mr. Hoppes guards against...
Patrick's apparently never been to the UK either.
Well, I mean during gestation, because the post I was replying to accused him of “misconception” in that context, but you’re right about the gay thing as well.
It seldom fails that a sentence prefaced with "Clearly", or "As everyone knows", or similar, is complete and utter nonsense.
***And no, the Founders and the average person never was looking at the 2nd Amendment as a granting to them to purchase personal cannons.***
Actually they did consider cannon to be private arms. There was even a horse drawn PLOW made with a built in cannon made for farmers in remote areas. I wish I could find a picture!
Sounds like it. And the four year stint in the Army makes me believe he quickly found out what OCS means to other officers the Army. The West Pointers don't even talk to you, and the ROTC guys get to treat you the way the West Point guys treat them.
I believe “Clearly” is journalist for “This sentence is utter bull$hit”
First of all, that draft wasn't accepted - so it means NOTHING.
Second, whether you read this draft or the actual 2nd Amendment that was ratified and is still the law of the land, something is clear: that the Founders wanted a nation of riflemen, riflemen who would go forth and become an effective militia, riflemen who would give foreign and domestic enemies of liberty significant pause before acting.
All things considered, I'd say we've done pretty well. Yes, we have a few miscreants who commit crimes, many of those with guns. But let's look at 2 things: first, the number of casualties that we have in this nation. It should be noted that the violent crime rate per 100,000 people has declined substantially in the last 15 or so years, despite the fact that something north of 5 million new guns are sold quite legally in this country (and during the last 2 years it was significantly over 10 million, if the number of NICS checks is accurate). So we have at least 60 million more guns than when the "Assault Rifle Ban" was put into place (and probably closer to 80 million more), yet crime has dropped. That is what is known as a "negative correlation." End of his argument, right there.
But, second, let's look at what the costs of NOT having guns would be - perhaps we'd have been invaded by Japan, a Japan that was deterred from such by the experienced words of Admiral Yamamoto - he, as a military attache in this country, knew this country, its industrial potential and its people. He knew of the vast quantities of guns in the hands of civilians, civilians who knew how to use those guns to great effect, and he warned his fell General Staff officers against an invasion. Perhaps some would-be tyrant (Lefties hate Nixon, so let's use him) decided that he wanted to be President for life - if he had the military with him, who could possibly stop him (or her - we're watching YOU, Hillary)? Well, today, you'd have some 85 million Americans, armed with roughly 250 million guns, as opposition. You think that Iraq or Afghanistan is tough? Our military and all police forces combined couldn't hope to win against even an unorganized nationwide resistance by 10% of gun owners - they'd be chopped to ribbons in short order.
Anyhow, you statist idiot, MOLON LABE!!!! Come and take them, if you dare.
Awesome! I want one!
Normal people don't think like this.
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