03-10-2010, 03:00 PM
Ok one of the things I find amazing about history is how we love to look backward with 21st century eyes . So Im gonna throw this out there,most likely,as it would seem only common sense the founding fathers intended for us to stay armed for several reasons.
militias were voluntary citizen soldiers,who brought their own guns in the event of some emergency or threat.Taken into the context of the times,maybe the british,or "indian attack" or whatever.People by and large hunted for game as a common practice.This goes w/o saying. Also Ive always had a sneeking feeling that the framers of the constitution wanted US to have the ability to "pull the plug" on our own government,should it become tyranny. Now I do own guns. Do I carry one? hell no. If I was going some where that I thought I was gonna need a gun,why in the hell would I go there? Thats a choice,see? WhY I LOVE america is that it offers choice.Id be pissed off to see that change,or become freedom FROM choice ,rather than freedom OF choice. The right to keep and bear arm is not on obligation to do so,its a choice,and I choose to do so in a respectful manner.
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militias were voluntary citizen soldiers,who brought their own guns in the event of some emergency or threat.Taken into the context of the times,maybe the british,or "indian attack" or whatever.People by and large hunted for game as a common practice.This goes w/o saying. Also Ive always had a sneeking feeling that the framers of the constitution wanted US to have the ability to "pull the plug" on our own government,should it become tyranny. Now I do own guns. Do I carry one? hell no. If I was going some where that I thought I was gonna need a gun,why in the hell would I go there? Thats a choice,see? WhY I LOVE america is that it offers choice.Id be pissed off to see that change,or become freedom FROM choice ,rather than freedom OF choice. The right to keep and bear arm is not on obligation to do so,its a choice,and I choose to do so in a respectful manner.
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It'd be sad if it wern't so funny.It'd be funny if it wern't so sad.