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DC Police Employee on Concealed Carry: "The Second Amendment Was Written For When The British
Townhall.com ^ | 11/11/2014 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 11/16/2014 7:56:36 AM PST by Altariel

To make things worse, during an interview a D.C. police department employee essentially argued that Second Amendment rights don't apply in D.C. because they were written "for when the British were coming." For the record, "the British were coming" (a reference from Paul Revere's famous ride) in 1775. The Second Amendment wasn't written until 1787. Yes, we fought the British again for the War of 1812, but that isn't why the Amendment was written. 

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1 posted on 11/16/2014 7:56:37 AM PST by Altariel
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Full title: DC Police Employee on Concealed Carry: “The Second Amendment Was Written For When The British Were Coming”


2 posted on 11/16/2014 7:59:27 AM PST by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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Indeed it was. And ‘the British’ were our own oppressive government at the time. Who’s ‘the British’ now, Officer Donut?


3 posted on 11/16/2014 8:00:18 AM PST by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: Altariel

What’s this? another constitutionally illiterate government employee?


4 posted on 11/16/2014 8:00:29 AM PST by headstamp 2
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Obviously, he didn’t study for the test...


5 posted on 11/16/2014 8:03:21 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Altariel

Obviously a product of liberal public schools.


6 posted on 11/16/2014 8:04:12 AM PST by SkyDancer (I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am)
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To: Altariel

Another reason why a 9th grade course solely on The Federalist Papers should be required of every single citizen who expects to vote someday. We should expect voters to understand the Constitution and our system before they can exercise that privilege. Even more disgusting that public officials clearly have no idea whatsoever about the meaning or history of our Constitution.


7 posted on 11/16/2014 8:04:23 AM PST by Defiant (GOP needs to be the party of no to socialism, yes to freedom.)
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To: headstamp 2
What’s this? another constitutionally illiterate government employee?

Or one who is intentionally Gruber-izing the Constitution.

8 posted on 11/16/2014 8:05:41 AM PST by KarlInOhio (The IRS: either criminally irresponsible in backup procedures or criminally responsible of coverup.)
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9 posted on 11/16/2014 8:07:51 AM PST by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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Or one who is intentionally Gruber-izing the Constitution.

Supreme Court: Americans are too stupid to understand their Constitution, they need the Judiciary and lawyers to tell them what it means.

10 posted on 11/16/2014 8:07:56 AM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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Another reason why a 9th grade course solely on The Federalist Papers should be required of every single citizen who expects to vote someday.

So long as its preceded by an 8th Grade course on the Anti-federalist Papers.

11 posted on 11/16/2014 8:09:02 AM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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It’s a real shame that the Federalist Papers weren’t somehow officially incorporated into the Constitution.

Because they are not “law”, they are often ignored.


12 posted on 11/16/2014 8:12:42 AM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: headstamp 2
What’s this? another constitutionally illiterate government employee?

Are there ANY literate government employees? Much less CONSTITUTIONALLY literate?

13 posted on 11/16/2014 8:13:06 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Defiant

I was just about to say the exact same thing. It should be an obsolete requirement to study them... one hour class, every year of high school. Of course leftists want them burned and buried


14 posted on 11/16/2014 8:16:14 AM PST by FunkyZero (... I've got a Grand Piano to prop up my mortal remains)
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To: Defiant

Include the Anti-Federalist papers in the curriculum as well.


15 posted on 11/16/2014 8:18:22 AM PST by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: RedMDer

See my tagline.

;-)


16 posted on 11/16/2014 8:18:32 AM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: Altariel

To be ‘fair’, this employee is almost certainly following department philosophy and more scrutiny & criticism should go against the DC City Government and the DC Police hierarchy.


17 posted on 11/16/2014 8:20:00 AM PST by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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To: Altariel

An article written for the Atlanta Jounal and Constitution 30 odd years ago by the president of the Fed’s SE region argued convincingly that the Fed was needed to avoid bank “runs” such as the one portrayed in Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life.. Problem: The Fed was created BEFORE the movie.


18 posted on 11/16/2014 8:21:43 AM PST by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can STILL go straight to hell.)
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To: Altariel

And why does this idiot even have a JOB??


19 posted on 11/16/2014 8:26:12 AM PST by eyeamok
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20 posted on 11/16/2014 8:28:34 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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