Gun Control Reform Activism

jmg257

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10. That's nice. But WE THE PEOPLE decided

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 07:31 AM

Mar 2013

a long time ago that the 'citizen militia' was NOT the best security of a free state. WE decided that a select national militia, one well-regulated by federal control, funding AND FEDERAL arming, & serving to support a huge standing army and a kick-ass navy, was a much better way to secure our liberties.

THIS ideal made the people's role in the traditional organized militias obsolete, along with their duty to bear arms. Any other individual right secured by the 2nd {if one exists} is for your personal enjoyment, and clearly open to regulations due to a government interest.

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Militias, last line of defense etc. and the civil war. [View all] Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 OP

I hope you don't mind if I repost a few toons :) Electric Monk Mar 2013 #1

well skinnytrees Mar 2013 #2

Yes Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, Kennedy and Alito agree with a lot of things that are completely wrong. Bjorn Against Mar 2013 #3

^^^^^^ ellisonz Mar 2013 #5

spring cleaning BainsBane Mar 2013 #8

Yup, the anti federalists wrote the Constitution Progressive dog Mar 2013 #9

That's nice. But WE THE PEOPLE decided jmg257 Mar 2013 #10

There are so many things wrong with that line of "reasoning", it's hard to know where to start. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #4

But that is exactly what it is... 12 yr. old logic. defacto7 Mar 2013 #6

Let's put it this way: I know a few people who are, er, Alex Jones "fans". Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #7

Indeed the scenario most of the nut jobs depict as the tyranny they would need Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #11

the many & the proud jimmy the one Mar 2013 #12

based on the demographics involved, it's far more likely the arms would be used against minorities CreekDog Mar 2013 #13

that is why I noted that, as in 1861, "defense of tyranny" is the likely scenario. Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #14

right, and that was a spot on observation CreekDog Mar 2013 #15