Why is the Second Amendment discounted?
Why do some people scream for one right guaranteed by the constitution and the bill of rights, but, those same people would scream to deny a right to another person guaranteed by that same document to someone else? What am I talking about? Well let me explain. Some people would literally fight if necessary for an artist to show a painting of something that denigrates Christians and he Christian religion. They would (and have) said that this painting is that artists individuals right to freedom of speech. While personally I think that kind of “art” is crap and don’t think art is speech. About half of Americans think it is.
If art is speech and protected to the indivigual under the constitution and the bill of rights. Then why do some people say that my right to own a gun is not only NOT a personal right protected by the constitution, but, not even protected under the second amendment? The second amendment states as follows “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.” At the time of the addition of the bill of the rights the term militia meant: either defense activity or those who engage in it, whether as individuals or in concert with others. So the term militia basically meant the people of the United States of America. And how those people who dislike firearm ownership by the average citizen get the phrase “Shall NOT be infringed” absolutely blows my mind. They would through a screaming fit if someone or the political class tried to infringe on the “artist’s” right to free “speech”, but, would applaud my right to bear arms being taken away.
Weather or not art is speech is a topic for another day and another place. What I am sick of is some of the people who say it is also turning around and saying I do not or should not have the right to own a firearm. As I have stated in other posts, that I know for a fact that I am a better shooter then most police in the country today, and probably better then most military. The only difference is I am not paid by the tax payers of this nation. I have an will now again take the same oath that our founding fathers took when they signed the Declaration of Independence. I pledge my life, my fortune, and my sacred honor to the defense of this nation, whatever free state I happen to be in, and my fellow American. In my opinion that is the civilian (or none military/police) oath to protect my community.
So in conclusion, if you can find fault with my point of view please keep it polite and post it here at Guns and Ammo Enthusiast Blog.
