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That's what went wrong in 1930s Germany. The German population was not disarmed, it had blinders put on. It was convinced to be PART of the tyranny. |
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"I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials." — George Mason, in Debates in Virginia Convention on Ratification of the Constitution, Elliot, Vol. 3, June 16, 1788 "[The Constitution preserves] the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation...(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." --James Madison, The Federalist Papers, No. 46 "What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms." -- Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, 1787. ME 6:373, Papers 12:356 "The right of the people to keep and bear ... arms shall not be infringed. A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the best and most natural defense of a free country ..." -- James Madison, I Annals of Congress 434, June 8, 1789 "The militia is the natural defense of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpation of power by rulers. The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of the republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally ... enable the people to resist and triumph over them." -- Joseph Story, Supreme Court Justice, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, p. 3:746-7, 1833 |
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![]() Do guns save lives?
92% of poll responders say yes. |
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![]() I chose not to interact with sickos - IE post 79
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![]() It's baja's claim taken to its logical conclusion.
He won't admit it, but if we have a "duty" to be armed, then those who are not have failed in their "duty". I'm merely trying to get baja to define the limits, if any, to this claim of his regarding "duty". |
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Not surprising. Do you agree with baja that there's a "duty" to be armed? |
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![]() What the founders had in mind was more like the Swiss model of today.
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Luckily for us, our Constitution was written by American patriots and not gungrabbing Red Coats. If there's something about the US or US policy you don't like, feel free to catch the next British Airways flight out to Gatwick. I've always found it unbecoming for foreigners to come over here to enjoy what we have, while all they can seemingly do is b**** and moan about how we choose to run our household. Yes, here's the Swiss model of today: Untracked automatic rifles everywhere, little regulation. |
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As far the rest, I'll answer your questions when you stop dodging mine. How's that? |
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![]() You still missed the point nyucky, do you know what the word 'regulated' means in the context of the 2nd amendment?
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As a citizen, I'm entitled to my opinion, unlike you, most here don't use the 2nd amendment to squash the first. Now go get me a sandwich! |
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You're like OM's own little Piers Morgan. |
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I've more than paid my dues as a citizen, I'll be as critical as I choose. If you don't like criticism and the Democratic process, feel free move to Cuba and go back to being a dumbass Marxist. |
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![]() Aw, she called Brit a Piers Morgan. Yet got mad when I posted Asian memes. Lmfao.
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You come all this way to whine and trash people. Seriously, that is just pathetic. A pro-gun control Brit. I think perhaps you should have stayed home, since you clearly prefer mom's cooking better. |
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Perhaps you could comprehend this better if we post "Black memes" about your relatives? |
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