<<Sorry, the show of hands was limited to one vote. Democracy right? SO, we have have one for democracy due to current gun ownership. Oh, BTW, Canada, NZ, Australia, South Africa and a host of other colonies didn't need to water the tree of liberty with death. An interesting point, don't you think? >>
No the founders didn't agree either:
James Madison:
"Besides the advantage of being armed, which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate [State] governments, to which the people are attached, and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit to. Notwithstanding the military establishments in the several kingdoms of Europe, which are carried as far as the public resources will bear, the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." Federalist Papers, Article 46 January 29, 1788 |
