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Thread #129916 Message #2921715
Posted By: GUEST,Kendall
06-Jun-10 - 09:24 AM
Thread Name: BS: Open Carry: Guns in Public
Subject: RE: BS: Open Carry: Guns in Public
John P, I have been hammering gun nuts with the WELL REGULATED MILITIA for years and to no avail. Ok, it was settled a while back by the Supreme Court. We do have the right to keep and bear arms.
When that clause was written, the main defense of the colonists was their militia. They were ordinary citizens who were called "Minute Men"because they could be called to arms on a moments notice. Not like a standing army that was ready all the time.
When they tangled with the Redcoats they soon learned that they were no match and a standing army was the result.
In other words, the militia IS the people, so an unarmed people is a joke.
I have a problem with the fact that just anybody can buy a gun at a gun show or from unscrupulous gun dealers, but how do you separate the nuts from the "Normal" people?