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Marathon: Resurrection Forum
Re: OT: My Personal Bias
Posted By: A.C. Wells
Date: 2002.12.17.08.02
In Response To: Re: OT: My Personal Bias (Lt. Et'he)
: "A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the
: security of a free State, the right of the people to
: keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."
: That is open to interpretation and debatable. Most
: Americans who are pro gun rights don't see it that
: way. You can argue both sides, and if you're
: intelligent you can see how the english allows both
: possibilities.
: If you look at history however, colonial america was
: filled with guns. It was the right of the _individual_
: to have and use guns for his protection. So when the
: founding fathers penned the constitution, I think
: thier intent was for the right to bear arms by
: individuals... Afterall, I don't remember any history
: where Washington went to collect the weapons of those
: who were not part of a militia.
Great point; as a matter of fact, when the Revolution was over, the US Army (or the Constitutional Army) was completly
taken apart, man by man, and there was no US Military for nearly 20 years afterwards; the Militias did the work, and they were the citizens that were part of the Army (Regular Infantry, no doubt), and they used the same Kentuky rifles and muskets as they did as they served.
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