Food for thought. Link to discussion on the 2A [View all]

[Remmah2]

http://civilliberty.about.com/od/guncontrol/p/2nd_amendment.htm

WARNING: Do not go to link if you have a closed or bias mind.

Origins:

Having been oppressed by a professional army, the founding fathers of the United States had no use for establishing one of their own. Instead, they decided that an armed citizenry makes the best army of all. General George Washington created regulation for the aforementioned "well-regulated militia," which would consist of every able-bodied man in the country.

Controversy:

The Second Amendment holds the distinction of being the only amendment to the Bill of Rights that essentially goes unenforced. The U.S. Supreme Court has never struck down any piece of legislation on Second Amendment grounds, in part because justices have disagreed on whether the amendment is intended to protect the right to bear arms as an individual right, or as a component of the "well-regulated militia."


The founding fathers were a bunch of crafty old bastards. They'd make for some interesting company at my Thanksgiving table.