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farmerbob:
I thought I would like to share this. It comes from a constitutional lawyer I heard on Armed American Radio a few years back. Perhaps you already seen this, oh well.
I'm sure everyone here is familiar with 2A, take out any reference to arms, replace arms with books and it reads.

A well educated electorate, being necessary to the security of a free state.
The right of the people to keep and read books shall not be infringed.

Okay there is no way you can draw from this that only the government, national guard or law enforcement should have access to books. And it would be silly to say that only the well educated should have books.
The only thing a logical person can come away with after reading this is it guarantees an individuals right to have books to read and that right shall not be taken away.

jFader:

--- Quote from: farmerbob on September 21, 2014, 10:57:38 PM ---I thought I would like to share this. It comes from a constitutional lawyer I heard on Armed American Radio a few years back. Perhaps you already seen this, oh well.
I'm sure everyone here is familiar with 2A, take out any reference to arms, replace arms with books and it reads.

A well educated electorate, being necessary to the security of a free state.
The right of the people to keep and read books shall not be infringed.

Okay there is no way you can draw from this that only the government, national guard or law enforcement should have access to books. And it would be silly to say that only the well educated should have books.
The only thing a logical person can come away with after reading this is it guarantees an individuals right to have books to read and that right shall not be taken away.


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love it!  I have heard a similar thing before... I have researched & watched all sorts of videos & articles talking about the breakdown of the language at the time of the bill of rights....It is pretty clear that a militia isn't the national guard, it is We The People!

farmerbob:
Another point that makes this relevant is to compare.......

A well regulated militia
Regulated at the time meant( well armed and well trained)
Regulated had nothing to do with restrictions.
Militia was the people, that in time of need, could pickup arms against a threat, whether from our government or a foreign one. They were NOT a branch of the military.

A well educated electorate
Now educated and regulated makes more sense.
If you compare militia and electorate. It doesn't make sense for the voting population to be the only ones to have access to books.

Overall the major substantial part of 2A ( THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE) and (SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED)  guarantees an individuals right to keep and bear arms, which has been reaffirmed in recent SCOTUS rulings.

The framers didn't put everything into the Constitution, certain things like self defense of ones life were a no brainer.( they also didn't say you had the right to breathe or eat) I guess they thought mankind was smart enough to figure some things out.(I guess they weren't aware how stupid some Libs could be)

DenmanShooter:

--- Quote from: farmerbob on September 22, 2014, 01:17:51 PM ---The framers didn't put everything into the Constitution, certain things like self defense of ones life were a no brainer.( they also didn't say you had the right to breathe or eat) I guess they thought mankind was smart enough to figure some things out.(I guess they weren't aware how stupid some Libs could be)
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Nothing to do with stupid.  It has to do with fear.  As long as the populace is armed, it keeps them form implementing full and unquestioned control.

Mntnman:
This is great. Now, understand that we accept infringements all of the time without thinking.

NFA of 1934.

1986 machine gun ban.

Felons losing their right to keep and bear.

Claiming that you are not a user of drugs on purchasing forms. Why do you think pot laws are getting looser?

Many believe that this somehow makes us safer. They need to do some reality checking. Safer from all threats? We always go along and then they gut the laws for the criminals anyway.

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