A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.
May I?
The original intent, as worded, was to ensure that citizens could keep a firearm lawfully, in order to belong to a "well-regulated militia" meant to safeguard "the security".... which could mean basically to repel marauders, attacking Natives, foreign government soldiers hoping to invade, perhaps even an American government-gone-mad. What you (plural you) gun-humpers always ignore is that "well-regulated militia" part. The writers envisioned a local citizen army of sorts, there being no standing national army at the time. Were the French to try to encroach upon the states and grab territory, were the Natives to try to overrun a settlement.... they wanted the citizenry to have the arms and the training (that "well-regulated militia" thing again) to stand against them to ensure "the security of a free State." There is absolutely nothing in there about citizens having legal access to the same firearms used by law enforcement or military. That's all made-up bullshit stuff by the NRA and the gun makers.
It's human nature to admit that you were had, that you're just a puppet. But there you go, Puppets.
christiefan915 (02-18-2018)
while you are not wrong, you're not completely correct. the 'well regulated' part of the militia did not mean anything other than to be well trained, well outfitted, and well organized within it's own framework. we the people were that militia and the free state part is the state of freedom. It would not be logical to deduce that the framers of the constitution, who had just won independence from their central government trying to confiscate their arms, would want their new central government to have superiority in arms or numbers, hence the fear of the standing army thing. As to law enforcement.....since police departments or police units weren't even an idea in that time, the elected sheriff or magistrate used the citizenry AND their equal armament to help enforce law, so in essence, the founders did indeed mean to have the populace as well armed as any government agent or force that could be used against them. That's not from the NRA or the gun makers, that's from the writings of the federalist and anti federalist papers themselves.
A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.
A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.
ThatOwlWoman (02-17-2018)
many of them try to be, but for the harassment of local, state, and federal governments. not to mention the thousands of fraidy cat liberals who don't think they should be doing that. you also have to take in to account those of us who are former active duty military..........I still train with my weapons. would you consider that well regulated?
A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
Aside from the sheer volume of regulations on the books? Having a well-regulated militia, such as the Minutemen, is the reason why the 2nd Amendment was drafted - for revolution against a tyrannical government that leftists either believe cannot come about or should come about to bring about order. That being said, the founders also considered the general public to be the militia, and if properly armed, capable of fomenting revolution, which is why the 2nd gives a blanket protection against infringement.
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
Rune (02-18-2018)
Are you actually stating that if the govt came to take your guns there would be a Waco like stand off with your house at the center of it and you behind your closed front door with all your guns ready to rock and roll while the police/military were outside preparing to get your guns by force?
Is that your contention with comments like this?
ThatOwlWoman (02-18-2018)
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