Our 2nd Amendment Right under the United States Constitution is clear, and is explicit in its meaning. It is simply written, containing only 27 words; “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The 2nd Amendment is, and has been for over two and a third centuries the stalwart standard bearer, that has kept this country free, thanks to the armed citizen. Unfortunately, there are those in power who through political chicanery, misinformation to the general public by the use of scare tactics, and yes use of the Federal Courts, are trying to disarm the American people.
The advocates of the anti gun crowd have tried to interpret the “well regulated militia” portion of the 2nd Amendment to mean a regular “full time military”. In their view only the full time Military should be armed. Nothing could be further from truth. In the Federalist Papers, The Federalist No. 29, “Concerning the Militia”, written Thursday, January 10th, 1788, by Alexander Hamilton clearly defines what a militia is, and it is the citizens at large. More recently in the case of Heller v. Washington, DC the United States, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Heller and the 2nd Amendment, their decision upholds the Founding Fathers intent of the Second Amendment and is explicit in its meaning, this gives credence to the last 14 words of the 2nd Amendment; “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
In the vernacular of the 18th Century, Hamilton’s writing is sometimes long, and lugubrious, however, his writings do identify the “Civilian Militia” quite well. He writes in the context of a militia at large versus a large standing fulltime Militia. To quote he writes “This will not only lessen the call for military establishments, but if circumstances should at any time oblige the government to form an army of any magnitude that army can never be formidable to the liberties of the people while there is a large body of citizens, little, If at all, inferior to them in discipline and the use of arms, who stand ready to defend their own rights and those of their fellow citizens. This appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and best possible security against it, is it should exist.” As you can see it is not easy reading, however, he makes it clear that the armed citizen is an integral part of the militia in times of need. In essence Hamilton was saying that it would not be practical to have a very large standing army, but an army that would be supplemented by the armed citizens if needed.
The anti-Second Amendment crowd will never stop its efforts to disarm the American citizen, by any means at there disposal. Our President has a long anti-gun history and voting record, that on every issue pertinent to gun rights he comes down on the extreme radical left wing. The following list is long but necessary to clearly point out his true stand on the firearm issues. His pro-gun rights rhetoric belies his voting record.
Consider the following facts about President Obama and his true stand on the Second Amendment;
FACT: Barack Obama opposes four of the five Supreme Court Justices who affirmed and individual right to keep and bear arms. (He would not have voted for Clarence Thomas)
FACT: Barack Obama voted for an Illinois State Senate Bill to ban and confiscate “assault weapons,” it would also have banned semi-automatic and double barrel shotguns commonly used by sportsmen.
FACT: Barack Obama voted to allow reckless lawsuits designed to bankrupt the firearms industry.
FACT: Barack Obama wants to re-impose the failed and discredited Clinton Gun Ban.
FACT: Barack Obama voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting.
FACT: Barack Obama has endorsed a 500% increase in the federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition.
FACT: Barack Obama has endorsed a complete ban on handgun ownership.
FACT: Barack Obama supports local gun bans in Chicago, Washington, DC and other cities.
FACT: Barack Obama voted to uphold local gun bans and the criminal prosecution of peoples use of firearms in self-defense.
FACT: Barack Obama supports gun owner licensing and gun registration.
FACT: Barack Obama refused to sign a friend-of-the-court Brief in support of the individual Second Amendment rights in the Heller case.
FACT: Barack Obama opposes Right to Carry laws.
FACT: Barack Obama was a member of the Board of Directors of the Joyce Foundation, the leading source of funds for anti-gun organizations and “research.”
FACT: Barack Obama supported a proposal to ban gun stores within 5 miles of a school or playground, which would eliminate almost every gun store in America.
FACT: Barack Obama voted not to notify gun owners when the state of Illinois did records searches on them.
FACT: Barack Obama voted against a measure to lower the Firearms Owners Identification age minimum from 21 to 18, a measure designed to assist young people in the military.
FACT: Barack Obama favors a ban on standard capacity magazines.
FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory micro stamping (ammunition).
FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory waiting periods.
FACT: Barack Obama supports repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment; which prohibits informational gun traces collected by the BATEF from being used in reckless lawsuits against firearm dealers.
FACT: Barack Obama supports one-gun-a-month handgun purchase restrictions.
FACT: Barack Obama supports ban on inexpensive handguns.
FACT: Barack Obama supports a ban on resale of police issued firearms, even if the money is going to the police departments for replacement equipment.
FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory firearm training requirements for all gun owners.
As you can see Barack Obama had an extensive anti gun voting record as an Illinois Senator, and he continued that bent during the Presidential Primaries, however, once he won his party’s nomination he reversed that spin and spent millions of dollars showering key states with flyers promising voters he would never try to take their guns. But after winning the election, those pro-freedom showers and promises dried up over night.
Much to our chagrin, the Anti gun President has a majority in both the house and Senate, and can do pretty much as he pleases. With the twit Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Dirty Harry Reid the Majority Leader in the Senate, the President is ruling almost by fiat, not governing. To add insult to injury his White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Department Homeland Security Janet Napolitano are all on board, complicit, and they will are one hell of a formidable force for we the gun owners, and believers in the Second Amendment are up against. If there is anything to the old adage, “there is strength in numbers” the gun owners in the end may have the winning hand, after all there are approximately 90 million gun owners in the United States. I believe that we are not just going to stand back, and hand over our guns without a fight. Remember an armed person is a citizen, and unarmed person is a subject.
The final, and critical piece to the Statist, Utopian Socialist, and Transnationalist puzzle is a total disarming of the people of this great nation, and the destruction of our country’s sovereignty. If that happens we no longer have the ability to defend ourselves, our families, or the ability to protect our property against an oppressive, intrusive, omnipotent government…………at that point we the people will be nothing more than subjects of the ruling government.
Lets get busy and win the House and Senate back next year.
May God Bless America, and all who love her.
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