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flamin lib

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3. The Second Amendment was NOT put there to let citizens over throw the government.
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 01:23 PM
Jan 2015

Article 3 section 3 defines treason as rebelling against the government. Period. Get over it.

There are a lot of historical possibilities for the Second and the mention of Militia, ranging from riding herd on the slaves to maintaining a reserve of highly trained cadre of officers to organize the citizenry if needed. None of the historians see overthrowing the government as part of the Second.

Besides, it can't possibly happen. For reference see David Koresh and Ruby Ridge. These debacles of would be militia extremists were defeated by relatively low order paramilitary police forces. Can you imagine Open Carry Tarrant County going up against the Marine First Expeditionary Force?

This foolishness is nothing more than penis flailing by a tiny lunatic fringe of gun owners.

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Well said. Aristus Jan 2015 #1
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yes guillaumeb Jan 2015 #6
The Second Amendment was NOT put there to let citizens over throw the government. flamin lib Jan 2015 #3
tiny lunatic fringe guillaumeb Jan 2015 #4
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