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In reply to the discussion: The 2nd Amendment was not put in place to protect against tyrannical gov't. [View all]rrneck
(17,671 posts)13. The right of the people...
Picture a crowd of people. Imagine (if you're not already) a musician. You want to have a band. You go through the crowd and find people who a) have musical instruments and b) know how to play them. Now you have a band. That doesn't mean nobody else can own a trombone.
You form a militia by rounding up people to serve in it. The 2A says the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed whether they are in a militia or not. It just says a militia is a handy thing to have for the security of a free state.
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The 2nd Amendment was not put in place to protect against tyrannical gov't. [View all]
IWelcome TheirHatred
Jan 2013
OP
You're trying to broaden a term that was well understood & defined as a govt entity.
jmg257
Jan 2013
#17
Well see, now you are making different point. And one I have not argued against.
jmg257
Jan 2013
#20
"Free state" wasn't part of the bill of rights at that point, it didn't exist yet.
jmg257
Jan 2013
#35
And your collection of pea shooters is gonna stop the 82nd Airborne?
IWelcome TheirHatred
Jan 2013
#60
You are making a claim about what the original purpose of the second amendment was.
Vattel
Jan 2013
#4
Yes it was. The entire Bill of Rights protects citizens from our government.
banned from Kos
Jan 2013
#6
Great point. The whole notion of Militias of the several States was obsoleted by the
jmg257
Jan 2013
#11
Does it really matter what the "original intent" was? Shouldn't we focus on ...
GodlessBiker
Jan 2013
#12
Interesting, but can we address how the Lanza and 27 dead kiddies and educators situation
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#46
Militia's were for external threats - elections for internal threats. nt
Old and In the Way
Jan 2013
#57
"The state" includes towns, neighborhoods, households, families, and individuals
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#58
with your definition of what constitutes the "security of a free state"
IWelcome TheirHatred
Jan 2013
#59
I don't understand why people think that their guns would protect them from a tyrannical government.
catpuke9000
Jan 2013
#67