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Why should you learn to use firearms???
Well, for one thing…it’s fun. But there is a much more profound reason... It is your patriotic duty.
The Bill of Rights' 2nd Amendment is the result of the Founding Fathers' wisdom and foresight. They were wary of the devolution that some consider inevitable in any truly free society. Their familiarity with history's civilizations (Greek, Roman, Byzantine) warned them that, in many cases, the greatest threat rises from within. They considered the over-concentration of power one such threat, as power limited to the few...could lead to tyranny over the many.
Given the establishment of a centralized government, the Founding fathers sought to mitigate this power by enabling the lawful arming of its citizenry. However, America is neither Greece nor Rome. Why must we assume that the U.S. will suffer a similar fate?
First, one must recognize that America is still a young society. Prior civilizations stood much longer, but all eventually fell. Rome had been a stable republic for over 500 years before it fell to tyranny. The Founding Fathers understood the need to hope for the best...but prepare for the worst. The Right to Bear Arms is a mechanism to deal with, or better yet to prevent, that worst-case scenario.The Second Amendment is not about hunting and it is not about personal protection -- it is the fourth check and balance of this Republic. The Right to Bear Arms was specifically adopted so the people could protect themselves from a future tyranny. We know what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they gave us the Second Amendment because they told us in their own individual statements and we were also told in the Federalist Papers. The Federalist Papers consist of 85 essays outlining how the Federal Government would operate and why this type of government was the best choice for the United States of America. Within these essays we see the reasons why the Founding Fathers gave us the Second Amendment.
It should be noted that the Founding Fathers considered both the benefits, and consequences, of the 2nd Amendment. In their own day, they witnessed firearms falling into the hands of criminals. Worse than that, they saw firearms falling into the hands of Indians through rogue merchants. In those days Indians were regarded as a threat similar to our current regard of gangs and drug cartels. One may argue that Indians posed an even greater threat, given the fact that Indians of that era were more widespread and better organized (eventually, the U.S. would see them united into a formidable force during the War of 1812, allied with Britain). Our elected leaders often do not realize how easy they have it only having to deal with petty gangs and drug cartels.
The Founding Fathers gave us the Second Amendment because they feared future tyrants more than armed criminals or Indians. It was the lesser of evils. For this reason, I have made it my goal to do my part to help train as many people as I can in the safe use of firearms and help them understand the Bill of Rights... so that we can guarantee that this free country stays a free country.
The difference between American Farmers and the European Serfs is that the American Farmers had guns and could not be subdued. The first military engagement of American Revolution was on April 19, 1775 as the British attempted to seize arms stored by ordinary citizens at Concord. America began the quest for its freedom and independence as a direct result of American Colonists having equal access to the same firearms as the tyrants who oppressed them. Unrestricted access to firearms is the reason why we are free citizens today and not subjects to a Royal Crown.
It is certain, and it has been ruled so by the Supreme Court of the United States that the Right to Bear Arms is an Individual Right.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. HELLER and CHICAGO v. McDONALD
In 2008 and 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States , in landmark decisions, recognized an individual’s right to possess a firearm even if that possession is not related to participation in a militia.
This is very important! Critics of the Right to Bear Arms have argued that, due to the phrase “well regulated militia”, the freedoms associated with this Right are strictly defined, and limited in scope.
The Supreme Court’s decision, however, clarifies that the use of this phrase neither expands nor mitigates the boundaries of this Right. It also refers to the Anti-Federalist notion of the dangers of an overly powerful government disarming its citizens, a precursor to tyrannical rule.
Other highlights of
this ruling are:
1.) the acknowledgement of language within
state constitutions that recognized this Right, both before and after
the adoption of the Second Amendment.
2.) the statement that
prior rulings addressing this issue do not contradict or lessen this
ruling
3.) the statement that laws instituting blind bans on
handguns and/or requiring trigger-locks (within the context of
self-defense) are unconstitutional.