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NRA Derangement Syndrome

geocarni2 Wrote: Dec 18, 2012 8:20 PM
Back in the day, having a "well regulated militia" meant the members being able to load, present, discharge and then reload to a regulated sequence. Let's not twist meanings.
LtScrounge Wrote: Dec 18, 2012 9:22 PM
One of the founding fathers said that the purpose of the Second Amendment was to insure that the PEOPLE retained the ability to protect themselves against those who would impose tyranny upon them, including their own government. Those who are historically ignorant (mostly products of government run schools for the last 30 years) don't even realize that the battles of Concord, Lexington, and Bunker Hill (actually fought on Breed's Hill) were the colonists fighting to prevent the government (these were British Colonies) trying to seize the guns and ammunition from the people.

BTW don't think the government is trying to impose tyranny upon you? Then why are they telling people what they can eat, drink, own or drive?
LtScrounge Wrote: Dec 18, 2012 9:22 PM
One of the founding fathers said that the purpose of the Second Amendment was to insure that the PEOPLE retained the ability to protect themselves against those who would impose tyranny upon them, including their own government. Those who are historically ignorant (mostly products of government run schools for the last 30 years) don't even realize that the battles of Concord, Lexington, and Bunker Hill (actually fought on Breed's Hill) were the colonists fighting to prevent the government (these were British Colonies) trying to seize the guns and ammunition from the people.

BTW don't think the government is trying to impose tyranny upon you? Then why are they telling people what they can eat, drink, own or drive?

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