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MO: Determining what the Second Amendment means for today
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Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com
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As a strict constructionist, I would like to advocate for the intent of the writers of this article.
Seems to me that those who keep and bear arms ought to be enrolled in a well regulated militia, currently known as the National Guard or the military reserve. These citizens would be trained and ready should our nation require their services when we are threatened by Native Americans or forces of the British, French or Spanish governments. |
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MarkHamTownsend
(7/15/2017)
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*SIGH!* Another ignoramus who thinks that the right to keep & bear arms applies only to an organized force.
It's "the right of the people," not a right of the collective.
Doesn't "the right of the PEOPLE" mean anything? |
| Comment by:
shootergdv
(7/16/2017)
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| A strict constructionist should realize that well regulated at the time meant well trained ! And note that the National Guard is now controlled by the Federal government, and is NOT the militia envisioned by those old dead white guys. |
| Comment by:
dasing
(7/18/2017)
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| The national guard is a SELECT militia, NOT THE MILITIA!!! |
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| By calling attention to a well-regulated militia for the security of the Nation, and the right of each citizen to keep and bear arms, our Founding Fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy. Although it is extremely unlikely that the fears of governmental tyranny, which gave rise to the second amendment, will ever be a major danger to our Nation, the amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic military-civilian relationships, in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of the country. For that reason I believe the second amendment will always be important. --JOHN F. KENNEDY |
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