Posted on 03/21/2013 9:56:37 AM PDT by Sopater
In a recent interview with NPR on gun control proposals, vice president Joe Biden assiduously avoided the real reason for the Second Amendment: it’s not about hunting Joe! It’s about defense against a tyrannical government.
But in his carefully rehearsed remarks, Mr. Biden let slip the real reason he and other statist politicians want to continue to infringe on our right to bear arms, including an admittedly unpopular ban on “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines: government entities don’t want to be “outgunned”!
Hear him say it for yourself: “The people I go to, to look to, when we talk about assault weapons and magazines; talk to the police officers. They are tired of being outgunned. They are tired of being outgunned.”
(Excerpt) Read more at americanvisionnews.com ...
Yeah, it's called Original Intent.
All Joe has to do is read a couple of articles from The Federalist, in which "Publius" (Madison and Hamilton) talk all about the Militia and its relationship w/ the fedgov and standing army.
Government out gunned? Is Joe kidding? SWAT teams across the country carry fully automatic weapons, citizens do not.
What an effin’ maroon!
65.4 Million Guns Bought Since Obama Took Office, 91% More Than Bush's First-Term Total
And in the last two months... (Dec. 2012 and Jan. 2013)
Americans Buy Enough Guns in Last Two Months to Outfit the Entire Chinese and Indian Armies
All on top of the 300-400 million firearms we already owned.
In this case, when applied directly to the optical nerve.
;)
They might want to carry my Norinco SKS ... but that baby is mine all mine!
I stand corrected.
This guy needs to be run out of town.
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