More From David E. Young

"The Federalists were encouraging ratification of the Constitution with strong military powers and without a bill of rights because tyranny was impossible due to the armed populace. One reason why Antifederalits (sic) wanted a bill of rights like those of the states was to assure that there would always be an armed populace to prevent tyranny. Every state bill of rights had a Second Amendment related provision at the time. Because both sides overwhelmingly agreed that an armed populace was desireable (sic) to prevent tyranny, protection for individuals possessing their own arms was assured.

Today, those supporting gun control deny that the Second Amendment protects individual rights and was intended as a guard against government tyranny. Yet there are all these Fed and Anti Mantras from both political sides during ratification indicating that is exactly why an armed populace was necessary and finally protected in the Bill of Rights amendments."

There were few if any among the Founders who did not take it for granted that the average citizen should have the wherewithal to individually or as a unit defend the country against tyranny, both foreign and domestic.

The idea that the 2nd Amendment was NOT intended to insure precisely this is postulated by those with various agendas, none of which are aimed at the preservation of the Constitution of the United States, and the rights and freedoms it enumerates.

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