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Originally Posted by Knight69 Not only are militias a good thing, but they are proven effective. I am a member of a militia myself, and we stand to set an example for the local community and to scare the undesireables enough to ensure they do not harass the good moral population. The police and military can not always be where they are needed and there just isn't enough funding for either, thats where militias can fill in. |
The problem is your not a well regulated militia.
Vigilantes do not count.
The 2nd amendment was created to protect the state from a tyranical government. Many people have added other items to justify guns or oppose guns. But, those issues are irrevelvant. The purpose of the second amendment is not for self defense, not for hunting, etc... The countries first constitution was not working, so in 1778 they got rid of it and made a new one the one we presently have. Under the old constitution the States where more powerful than the federal goverment. This was becoming a problem for the United States. They decided to that the Federal government need more power if the United States was to survive. To guarantee the states that the Federal government would not become a tyrany they granted the right to the people to bear arms in a well regulated miltia against a federal government gone bad. The voice on the left that gets it right. |