When the Constitution was signed on September 17, 1789, federalists claimed the new government would only have limited powers expressly delegated to it. This wasn’t enough for anti-federalists like George Mason, who wanted explicit guarantees to certain rights in order to prevent any potential encroachment by the federal government.
One of them was the right to keep and bear arms. Mason wrote:
“A well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free State”
The Founding Fathers, having just broken away from Great Britain, understood the new federal government they were ratifying might one day become just as tyrannical. If it had the authority to control citizen access to firearms, then it could disarm them, just as the British attempted to do. This would make any attempts to restore liberties futile.
The Second Amendment was specifically included in the Bill of Rights to prevent this.
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3 comments:
What difference does it make when the President acts outside the law EVERY DAY.When the Federal government decides like the Germans in WWII to dis-arm the Country, the real question is will the Liberals condone,or resist? I think they'll take the first choice because they don't have the stones to resist. Its easier and they never are on the losing side. I choose to resist because a hound with NO TEETH is just something to feed with nothing to offer.
@Bob Aswell^^
I'm with you brother. Thank you for your service.
I'm hoping all the Democrats will tattoo a D on their foreheads or an L for Loser.
I think we will win this war.
I pray that a WW III doesn't happen, but if it does I know who most of the Democrats are. Sorry for your luck.
from the daughter and wife of a veteran. DON'T GIVE UP. we still have the constitution and many armed citizens. DON'T GIVE UP.
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