imported post
Gentlemen, we all know what the true meaning of the Second Amendment really is.
It has nothing to do with hunting. At the time when the Bill of Rights was written, hunting game as a means to provide food for the family was second nature. Just as fishing was.
And it has nothing to do with self defense. At the close of the 18th century, no one in their right mind would have questioned the right of a man to protect himself, his family, his friends, his community, and his property.
These things were as natural as breathing and that is why they are commonly referred to as natural rights.
The right that the Second Amendment was really charged to protect was that of the people to help ward off encrotching enemies, and perhaps most importantly, to destroy the government when it has become a despotic enterprise.
This is our strength.. this is what they fear the most and wish to dissolve. If the day ever comes when the Second Amendment is rend assunder and the arms of the people are to become confiscated booty, the time for talking will have ended and the time for killing, nigh.