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Gun Rights Defenders Misread The Second Amendment
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Recent letters from Thomas Denton ( July 3: "Banning 'assault weapons' would only be first step") and Phil Gingerella (July 14: "Democrats want to disarm law-abiding citizens") claim that the Founding Fathers' primary purpose in establishing the Second Amendment was to provide the people with the means to protect themselves from a tyrannical government. This is far from accurate.
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MarkHamTownsend
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Yes the purpose of the militia was to repel invasions and suppress insurrections .... it was intended as a "first responder," to be relieved by (or adjuncted to) the U.S. Army when it arrived.
But it was also intended to protect the rights of the people to remain armed with the "deadliest implements of the soldier" in case the government devolved into tyranny.
And.....240 years later .... we may indeed be watching THAT happen.
Keep your powder dry ...... |
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