I personally think the UN should be dissolved as it clearly has not preformed (look at Syria) in regard to why it was formed in the first place. As far as the NRA goes I personally feel that it like many other things on this planet it has a good side and a bad side which I feel extends to the membership. One side there are well informed/educated responsible gun owners and on the other, uneducated irresponsible gun owners who drum up public fear in order to max out gun sales and membership dues. It reminds me of a crappy Union that I used to work under years ago. Everyone has the right to defend themselves and should have the right to do so. The words "well regulated militia".... I'm all for the proper regulation of firearms and not 100% against guns in any way as I own many. Does anyone really think that the forefathers of the United States could foresee cities in the future that comprised of millions of people having the type of weaponry available to the general public that we have today? This is only my opinion on the matter and I posted this thread to see how anyone else feels. Sorry guys I should have made a more informative original post.
The militia was made up of the citizens, they were not professional soliders, they were farmers, store keepers, common people, they would come together for common defense when defense was needed.....
"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"
(I found this on a website some time back and found it very interesting.)
A-self explanatory
well-In a good or proper manner
regulated-To bring order, method, or uniformity to
militia-An army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers
being-The totality of all things that exist
necessary-Absolutely essential
to-Towards
the
security-Freedom from risk or danger; safety
of a
free-Not imprisoned or enslaved; being at liberty
state-A body politic, especially one constituting a nation
the
right-According to law, morality, or justice
of the
people-The citizens of a political unit, such as a nation or state; the electorate
to
keep-To retain possession of
and-Together with or along with; in addition to; as well as
bear-To be equipped or furnished with
arms-A weapon, especially a firearm
shall-To have to; must
not-In no way; to no degree
be-To take place; occur
infringed-To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate
The 2nd Amendment has two distinct clauses.
The first clause is a statement of fact:
"A well-regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state ..."[ Means: A well-equipped, organized and disciplined militia (all able-bodied men over the age of 16) is A NECESSITY for the security of A FREE STATE]
The second clause is the conclusion:
"the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." [Means... the RIGHT of the each person to keep (possess, own, hold) and bear (carry, wear and use) arms (weapons capable of defending people, their families, property and state)
SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.]
I do believe our forefathers could conceive cities growing..... At time of the American Revolution London alone had close to 750,000 people living in it ...While they may not have know how large cities of the future would come they knew they would grow, they had seen their own cities grow, our forefathers had vision, the Constitution proves it.....
?Check out the votes! We pay for the UN building. Everyone that is part of it does NOT have to obey our laws. defund em........rent out our building and send em home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
