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<blockquote data-quote="KWCrazy" data-source="post: 62159619" data-attributes="member: 241605"><p><span style="color: Sienna">Perhaps we should ask the man who co-wrote the Second Amendment what He meant by a "well regulated militia.":</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">"I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for few public officials." (George Mason, 3 Elliot, Debates at 425-426).</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">"...to disarm the people &#8213; that was the best and most effectual way to enslave them." (George Mason, 3 Elliot, Debates at 380)</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">The Second Amendment was very obviously to keep a tyrannical government from enslaving the people. Many world leaders throughout history have decided that the population should not be armed. They include Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Tze Tung, Pol Pot, Fidel Castro and other dictators. t's easier to enslave a disarmed populace. </span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able might have a gun.</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">- Patrick Henry</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"> Thomas Jefferson, 1 Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">A free people ought to be armed.</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"> George Washington</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">That is why the Constitution makes the right of American citizens to keep and bear arms one of the foundations of freedom. As to why I NEED a high capacity rifle, The answer is given above. Our founders didn't color happy ponies during recess. They revolted against tyranny, took up arms and killed the enemy. That's why we are free today. A free man doesn't only buy hat he needs, he buys what he wants. If I want three gun safes full of weapons, then you have no right to tell me I can't have them. If I want to go to a gun range and shoot 200 rounds, it doesn't impose on your freedom one bit whether I do it with a single shot rifle or with a belt fed machine gun.</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">I hope I never NEED a high capacity fully automatic weapon, but thankfully I live in a nation where I can have what I want and can afford so long as I am a responsible citizen. If you don't want one, don;t buy one. You have no right to tell me what I need or don't need, or what kind of firearm I can possess.</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">We are the land of freedom. If that bothers you, there are plenty of places where only criminals have guns. Move there if you want to be disarmed by the law, or simply disarm yourself. You can make your home a gun free zone. In fact, I think you should be proud of that fact and put a big sign in your yard so everyone knows that you believe a responsible citizen is a disarmed citizen.</span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">Enjoy. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KWCrazy, post: 62159619, member: 241605"] [COLOR="Sienna"]Perhaps we should ask the man who co-wrote the Second Amendment what He meant by a "well regulated militia.": "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for few public officials." (George Mason, 3 Elliot, Debates at 425-426). "...to disarm the people ― that was the best and most effectual way to enslave them." (George Mason, 3 Elliot, Debates at 380) The Second Amendment was very obviously to keep a tyrannical government from enslaving the people. Many world leaders throughout history have decided that the population should not be armed. They include Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Tze Tung, Pol Pot, Fidel Castro and other dictators. t's easier to enslave a disarmed populace. Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able might have a gun. - Patrick Henry No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government Thomas Jefferson, 1 Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 A free people ought to be armed. George Washington That is why the Constitution makes the right of American citizens to keep and bear arms one of the foundations of freedom. As to why I NEED a high capacity rifle, The answer is given above. Our founders didn't color happy ponies during recess. They revolted against tyranny, took up arms and killed the enemy. That's why we are free today. A free man doesn't only buy hat he needs, he buys what he wants. If I want three gun safes full of weapons, then you have no right to tell me I can't have them. If I want to go to a gun range and shoot 200 rounds, it doesn't impose on your freedom one bit whether I do it with a single shot rifle or with a belt fed machine gun. I hope I never NEED a high capacity fully automatic weapon, but thankfully I live in a nation where I can have what I want and can afford so long as I am a responsible citizen. If you don't want one, don;t buy one. You have no right to tell me what I need or don't need, or what kind of firearm I can possess. We are the land of freedom. If that bothers you, there are plenty of places where only criminals have guns. Move there if you want to be disarmed by the law, or simply disarm yourself. You can make your home a gun free zone. In fact, I think you should be proud of that fact and put a big sign in your yard so everyone knows that you believe a responsible citizen is a disarmed citizen. Enjoy. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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