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Offline NE Bull

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What 'guns' would the founders ban?
« on: February 06, 2011, 01:46:27 PM »
From Bob of Pajamas Media (writes articles for Confederate Yankee. :

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/what-guns-would-the-founders-ban/

Great thoughts and good discussion after.
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Re: What 'guns' would the founders ban?
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2011, 03:05:57 PM »
From the article

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It is only logical that, to remain the nation the founders intended us to be, ?we the people? should be armed and equipped similarly to our professional soldiers. The founders would approve of the citizenry and the military being armed with small arms that use the same ammunition, magazines, and optics as those used by our military professionals.

Doubtless, the modern civilian AR-15 rifle and its variants are the modern ?militia guns? the founders would approve of today. These semi-automatic firearms, which best accord with the militia function the founders recognized, must be regarded as the contemporary firearm best protected by the Second Amendment as written and conceived.

I agree 100%
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Re: What 'guns' would the founders ban?
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2011, 04:03:46 PM »
None. 

Instead, they would be shouting, "My God people, have you learned nothing from history?"
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Re: What 'guns' would the founders ban?
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2011, 05:46:33 PM »
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It is the armed citizen that holds the line when the police run away and the National Guard fails. It is the militia that overthrows tyranny. Sadly, it is also a fact that the lack of a properly armed citizenry has allowed tyranny to sometimes prevail.

To me it is this thought of the writer is why none, nor should there be limits to the ingenuity of the citizen who would create the platform for self preservation in any manner to acheive this result
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Re: What 'guns' would the founders ban?
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2011, 09:40:14 PM »
"Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it."
? John Adams
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Re: What 'guns' would the founders ban?
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2011, 06:14:49 PM »
Quote from: bkoenig on February 06, 2011, 09:40:14 PM
"Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it."
? John Adams

I'm gonna make a wild guess and say John's probably a little bit disappointed...
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Re: What 'guns' would the founders ban?
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2011, 07:19:39 PM »
Quote from: RedDot on February 07, 2011, 06:14:49 PM
Quote from: bkoenig on February 06, 2011, 09:40:14 PM
"Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it."
? John Adams


I'm gonna make a wild guess and say John's probably a little bit disappointed...

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« Last Edit: February 07, 2011, 07:23:17 PM by NE Bull »
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Re: What 'guns' would the founders ban?
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2011, 08:26:51 PM »
yup.
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