Posted on 03/12/2018 12:36:23 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
No 2nd Amendment right to an AR-15S
Gun owners learned from the past. Only a Monarchist would demand gun control.
“As British troops sailed to Boston in 1768, the Boston Gazette reported that the ministry commanded things “more grievous to the people, than any thing hitherto made known,” the first of which was “that the inhabitants of this Province are to be disarmed.” By 1774, the British were routinely conducting warrantless searches and seizures of firearms in the Boston area, leading the Gazette to exclaim that “what most irritated the people next to seizing their arms and ammunition” was the arrest of patriot political leaders. King George III ordered the seizure of any firearms imported into the colonies.”
“Just after the Redcoats’ attempt to seize the arms of the rebel militia at Lexington and Concord in 1775, Gen. Thomas Gage ordered all the inhabitants of Boston to turn in their arms at Faneuil Hall for temporary safekeeping. When the people complied, troops seized the firearms, never to return them.”
The Second Amendment is the only reason we have a First Amendment.
The second amendment is why no one has thought about invading us. As the Japanese said, they could not occupy a territory where there was a guy with a rifle behind every tree.
“shall not be infringed” means “shall not be infringed”.
There are no stipulations on any aspect of carrying.
Another interesting anecdote....
Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, there was a military symposium in Europe attended by high ranking military officials from many countries, including America and the former Soviet Union.
During a break between meetings, the military officers gathered for an informal get together including drinks and snacks.
One of the American military officers asked his Russian counterpart if the Soviet Union ever considered invading the United States during the Cold War.
The Russian military officer laughed and said, “Oh no! You people have too many guns over there!”
Political correctness is their weapon of choice to end the first amendment.
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