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To: neverdem

10 posted on 04/12/2011 5:59:07 PM PDT by Iron Munro ("Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy." -- Ron Paul)
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To: Iron Munro

The 2A is not about stopping thugs, it is about stopping tyrants.


35 posted on 04/12/2011 6:51:57 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Let's apply the "reasonable man" standard to gun laws. How many would stand?)
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To: Iron Munro

And it is MAINLY talking about the thugs in government. Although back in the day, protection from Indians, animals and the bad guy was also a consideration - but a secondary one.


47 posted on 04/13/2011 12:52:14 AM PDT by 21twelve ( You can go from boom to bust, from dreams to a bowl of dust ... another lost generation.)
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