the roots of the 2d amendment

[jk the sooner fan]

http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0805e.asp

I'll just post the link to a sort of lengthy article - but well worth the read

you can form your own opinions

[StoopTroup]

The real issue is to make sure we get knives out of people's hands that would single handedly try to get rid of organized militias that threaten them.

http://wjrt.images.worldnow.com/images/19014005_BG1.jpg

[SoonerProphet]

great article from a great website. the antifederalist camp had a lot of interesting counter-points regarding our great charter.

"That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and their own state, or the United States, or for the purpose of killing game; and no law shall be passed for disarming the people or any of them, unless for crimes committed, or real danger of public injury from individuals; and as standing armies in the time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up: and that the military shall be kept under strict subordination to and be governed by the civil powers."

http://www.constitution.org/afp/pennmi00.htm