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Post by Pete on Jul 29, 2021 12:38:52 GMT
When the Second Amendment was first penned, our Founding Fathers weren’t crazy about standing armies. In their experience, standing armies were used to oppress the people, so they wanted no part of it. They figured that if every American had a gun as part of the militia then we could handle ourselves well enough. Doubly so if the government we needed to defend ourselves from was our own. Back then, the right to keep and bear arms was seen as a national security issue. It even says as much in the opening clause, “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state…” Today, though, some are trying to argue the opposite. Article Here |
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Post by mrclose on Jul 30, 2021 1:19:57 GMT
If a government can dictate what forms of protections that we, The People may have, then what happens when/if that government turns radical? (Which looks like the leftists in power are trying to accomplish even as we speak!) Tench Coxe, a member of the second rank of this nation's Founders and a leading proponent of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, wrote prolifically about the right to keep and bear arms. Coxe described the Second Amendment as guaranteeing an individual right, and believed that an individual right to bear arms was necessary for self-defense and hunting, as well as for militia purposes and protection against oppression by large standing armies. (Yes, even our own!) A fascinating read on this relatively unknown Secondary Founder at the link below. tinyurl.com/yb43ymbr |
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Post by Pete on Jul 30, 2021 12:52:59 GMT
Paul, interesting & disconcerting that the thoughts on the right to bear arms has gone from this (below) where funds were recommended to arm every man to what we see today. That is, those vehemently opposed to such an idea & who are adamantly attempting to disarm citizens. In effect, supporting the institution of a tyrannical government. And at the same time, increasing the number of armed security guards around D.C. to protect themselves.
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