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To: Lane3 who wrote (94278)1/8/2005 1:55:21 PM
From: JDN  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793745
 
Well, you raise a good point, so I will have to fall back to we need to be armed to protect ourselves FROM our government. You never know, the Dems might get back in power someday. (gg) jdn



To: Lane3 who wrote (94278)1/8/2005 4:08:00 PM
From: haqihana  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793745
 
kholt, It doesn't matter what the situation is today. The right to bear arms is still in the Constitution, and no one has ever attempted to amend it. That makes it LEGAL!.

The bearing of arms is not moot. If you are in your home, and it is attacked by robbers, maniacs, drug addicts, or any one else, neither the "so called" militias, or even the cops, are going to get there in time to protect you and your family.

If the US Army, can be "An Army Of One", an individual can be a militia of one.

If you had ever been in a dangerous situation with no weapon, and limited time to contact the authorities, you would be singing a different tune.



To: Lane3 who wrote (94278)1/10/2005 8:22:07 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793745
 
But the we no longer have militias drawn from the people using the people's guns

Legally we do, whether or not they are useful, or even used at all is another question.

But even if they are obsolete it doesn't change the meaning of the amendment any more then if newspapers and printing presses stopped operating it would make the "freedom of the press" clause in the 1st amendment inoperative.

Tim