Subj : Re: Breaking News
To : Tracker1
From : Weatherman
Date : Wed May 05 2021 04:35 pm
-=> Tracker1 wrote to Dr. What <=-
>> I was thinking more along the lines of a lot of people like to hunt
>> wildlife and need guns to do so.
>
> Yes, but the 2nd Amendmend is not about hunting. It's about being able to
> resist tyranny. Which is why the Left is to eager to explain the 2nd
> Amendment away.
Tr> Beyond that if you look at the initial Militia Act, the purpose is
Tr> completely clear. Every man of age (18yo) was required to own the most
Tr> common firearm of the time along with some ammo. It was definitely not
Tr> for hunting but for common defense. I don't think anyone involved in
Tr> the discussion of the second amendment had any inclination to tether it
Tr> to any government body, because at the time, it was obvious that has
Tr> that right... which is why it's defined as a *right* to bear arms.
Let us also not forget what the Founding Fathers thought about permanent,
standing armies. As Thomas Jefferson said, "Standing armies [are]
inconsistent with [a people's] freedom� and �completely adverse� to the �spirit
of this country.�
Pretty smart guys, those Founding Fathers. They were able to see 200 years
into the future.
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