Thursday, June 13, 2013

Piers Morgan wrong on 2nd Amendment


Time to correct Piers Morgan again---this time on the 2nd Amendment

here is the first time Piers was wrong---on ""no guns in England""
http://libdem2.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-truth-about-guns-in-england-and-uk.html 


On his program Wednesday June 12, 2013 he showed the story of the grandmother who defended herself against an intruder with her gun---Piers said “”this is what the 2nd amendment is for---for people to defend themselves””

No—it was NOT written for an individual right to own guns for self defense---OR as NRA and pro gun lobbies say “”to defend against govt tyranny”” either.

The 2nd Amendment was SIMPLY creating a reserve army of Americans who would defend America and the states from external invasion and internal insurrections----essentially an internal police force or military, but without a standing army which the Founders feared because of their experiences with English rule and their history as Englishmen.

Constitution Article 1 Section 8 (Congress can create an army but only for 2 years at a time)

***To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

***To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

Article 2 Section 2
***The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States

Militia Act of 1792
http://www.constitution.org/mil/mil_act_1792.htm


Militia Act and weapons---sorry no tanks allowed


Origin of the 2nd Amendment and English history

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