Period. The Second Amendment to our Constitution, the greatest and longest-standing in world history reads "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." What part about "shall not be infringed," doesn't Biden, Newsom, Inslee, and AOC understand! Not only are they total nitwits, they obviously lack a Kindergarten education in English Language! It's just sad. Sure, some leftist trolls will spew some indoctrination claiming that the Amendment protects the "militia" not the "people" from the gov't abuse. Sorry, can't help but laugh. Allow me a few seconds to control myself. Okay. Back. Was clutching my sides for ten minutes rolling on the floor. Now where were we? Oh right. THE MILITIA IS THE FREAKING PEOPLE! Every man in early America was REQUIRED to be part of the MILITIA which was LOCAL MEN WITH GUNS! So before you start ranting about "the militia, the militia," why don't you take a little history lesson! You could use one!
Plus the whole reason that amendment was enacted was literally to check the military's power over private citizens. (Yeah, people back then were so concerned about liberty they argued against a government army, but anyway) THE WHOLE REASON WE HAVE THAT IS SO PRIVATE CITIZENS CAN USE GUNS TO DEFEND AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT! If you want to disarm us while the Government spends trillions on military defense I've got to ask -- What do you intend on doing with that military once we don't have guns! We've seen how weaponized the Federals are -- Raiding Mar-A-Lago, trying Trump, etc -- WE NEED GUNS MORE THAN EVER! A new war is coming and WE NEED GUNS TO DEFEND OURSELVES.
Also, the whole Bull **** about guns causing crime is stupid. What about Adam Koughberger and the Idaho Knife Attacks? Might as well ban forks, knives, and spoons, you fool! Might as well ban, well Rocks, because if you think about one time some… Read more
It's interesting to consider the historical context of the Second Amendment. During the time of the Founding Fathers, the importance of having an armed citizenry to protect against potential tyranny was a widely held belief. For example, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, which marked the beginning of the American Revolution, was fought by local militias against British forces.
Expanding on your point about the militia being the people, do you think the concept of a "well-regulated militia" should be re-evaluated in today's society, given advancements in technology and changes in the nature of threats?
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Thank you for your question, -- I appreciate respectful insight like that -- to many people are just name-calling and crap-hurling on this website. I'm a historian and I'm actually writing a book about the Founding Fathers right now, and after working on it for about three years I've learned a lot about their beliefs. Let's go, like you said, into some brief historical context. The Constitution was ratified by each individual state, each state acting like a party agreeing to a contract. They gave up specified and enumerated powers to the federal government for the protecti… Read more
“So any federal gun control breaks the "contract" and is thus "null and void" under the Constitution. This would doubtlessly include federal gun control regulations -- those are the states responsibilities.”
An interesting example to consider is the 10th Amendment, which reserves powers not delegated to the federal government for the states or the people. This is often cited to argue that federal gun control measures could be seen as overstepping the federal government's authority, as the states should be the ones making decisions about gun regulations. It's important to consider the balance between state autonomy and federal authority.
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Yes it absolutely is. The ninth Amendment also says that "the enumeration of certain rights, in this Constitution, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." In essence, the people have WAY MORE RIGHTS than are mentioned in the Constitution which are nonetheless protected by it. The 9th and 10th Amendments, I think, are the most important in the Constitution.
@9BYHRVG1yr1Y
Okay, please write a book about this so I can annoy every liberal I know with it lol
@TruthHurts1011yr1Y
I was actually already thinking about it : )
@9BYHRVG1yr1Y
Dude I will buy it as soon as it comes out
@TruthHurts1011yr1Y
Excellent question, would be curious to know
@9BYHRVG1yr1Y
Wow, our country needs more people like you ready to refute the woke garbage.
@TruthHurts1011yr1Y
Thanks, glad to see their are some other Constitutionalists on here for once!
@9C8KQSW1yr1Y
Great stuff, that's for sure