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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 415870" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Because the founding fathers distrusted standing armies, they wanted the final authority and security of the nation to rest in the hands of the armed citizen.</p><p> </p><p>Back then, when danger threatened it was the responsibility of every free man to arm himself and join the local militia. The armed citizen was seen by the founding fathers as a vital part of the system of checks and balances, and the last line of defense against a tyrannical government.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we Americans are "citizens" of a nation and not "subjects" of the Crown of England.</p><p> </p><p>The 2nd amendment is in the Bill of Rights because it gurantees the security of all the others. Without the 2nd Amendment, the Constitution is just a piece of paper.</p><p> </p><p>"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms"</p><p>-Thomas Jefferson-</p><p> </p><p>"The said constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peacable citizens, from keeping their own arms."</p><p>-Samuel Adams, at Massachusetts US Constitution ratification convention, 1788-</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 415870, member: 14668"] Because the founding fathers distrusted standing armies, they wanted the final authority and security of the nation to rest in the hands of the armed citizen. Back then, when danger threatened it was the responsibility of every free man to arm himself and join the local militia. The armed citizen was seen by the founding fathers as a vital part of the system of checks and balances, and the last line of defense against a tyrannical government. That is why we Americans are "citizens" of a nation and not "subjects" of the Crown of England. The 2nd amendment is in the Bill of Rights because it gurantees the security of all the others. Without the 2nd Amendment, the Constitution is just a piece of paper. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms" -Thomas Jefferson- "The said constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peacable citizens, from keeping their own arms." -Samuel Adams, at Massachusetts US Constitution ratification convention, 1788- [/QUOTE]
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