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 infri

Now for the dictionary.

Not just any dictionary, but the one that favors your personal interpretation of each and every word to bolster your arguement as to what these 27 words mean.

I will wait for you to find such a reference material. Then I will show you mine.

I choose James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton. I choose, not to redefine words, but to read both the US Constitution and the Federalist Papers for sources involving original intent. I choose to study history in terms of George Santayana (those that cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat its failures - paraphrased). I choose to ask, "What happens well law abiding citizens do not have access to the means to protect themselves?" or "Will criminals, who do not follow the law, turn in their firearms?" or "Has their ever been any examples in history of dictators/monarchs/elected representatives demanding the disarmament of the populace?" Then I ask, "how did things go for the unarmed citizens against criminals and oppressive governments without the means to defend themselves or enforce written laws? Did these criminals or agents of said governments respect individual rights? Did they act within the written law of the land? Or, did they claim the existance of a crisis? Or to be acting in the behalf of safety? Or for the sake of the children? Did anyone ever mean it?

Naked agression is easier to swallow when first sugar coated with lies and excuses.

When I see pictures of people lined up against a wall with their hands up and a few soldiers aiming rifles at these people, who is in control? Would it be this way if the 100 about to die at the hands of the 10 had the means to enforce their individual liberties? How many times have you seen this picture? Does it make a difference if it were Nazis, Soviets, Khmer Rouge, the KKK, personal armies, private security, or a common thug pulling the trigger?

The purpose of the Second Amendment of the US Constitution is to guarantee the rights identified by the First Amendment. A law without the ability to enforce it is just words.

I am a militia of one. I represent only myself. I have individual rights and responsibilities. I exercise both and take both as serious as a heart attack. I have no interest in those that do not. I spend no time trying to understand their motives. I am a citizen of the United States of America. I will keep ALL of my rights. I will keep ALL of my responsibilities. I will be damned if I throw any of them away. You'll be damned if you try to take them.