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Gun Control & RKBA

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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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Sat Feb 13, 2016, 04:27 PM Feb 2016

Where does government authority... [View all]

...to wield deadly force (military, national guard, law enforcement...) come from?

All of these organizations have firearms and, while the military does not deploy domestically, the guard has and law enforcement often has shooting confrontations with alleged criminals.

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Where does government authority... [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 OP
"...establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense..." JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #1
Acknowledged :) discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #2
The actual authority? Based on that paper, it's "We the People". JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #3
I get that discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #4
Hear! Hear! Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #5
Absolutely! discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #6
You devil you. :-) NT pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #7
Very solid course of reasoning. Oneka Feb 2016 #8
It is a guiding principle of mine... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #9
"Analogously second amendment rights make each person a unit of the militia; jmg257 Feb 2016 #12
I suppose I should have written: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #13
Ha - sounds good! Yes - the secured right to keeping arms, the jmg257 Feb 2016 #14
re: "...allowing police powers above and beyond..." discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #10
Excellent! discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #11
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