http://macsmind.com/wordpress/news/the-right-to-protect-ourselves/ Official Blog of the MacRanger Radio Show on Blog Talk Radio Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:48:20 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://macsmind.com/wordpress/news/the-right-to-protect-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-1924 crosspatch Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:53:34 +0000 http://www.macsmind.com/wordpress/2007/04/18/the-right-to-protect-ourselves/#comment-1924 I believe the second ammendment wasn't about hunting or self-protection. It is about having an armed population as the final check on government excess. It is one of the checks and balances our founders built into the constitution and they wanted to ensure that the people could take it upon themselves to throw off the yoke of an oppressive government should it spiral into tyranny. To take away the right to bear arms is akin to taking away Congress' right to overrule a veto. In that sense, it is probably unconstitutional to prevent National Guard troops from keeping their personal weapons at home. I believe the second ammendment wasn’t about hunting or self-protection. It is about having an armed population as the final check on government excess. It is one of the checks and balances our founders built into the constitution and they wanted to ensure that the people could take it upon themselves to throw off the yoke of an oppressive government should it spiral into tyranny. To take away the right to bear arms is akin to taking away Congress’ right to overrule a veto. In that sense, it is probably unconstitutional to prevent National Guard troops from keeping their personal weapons at home.

]]> http://macsmind.com/wordpress/news/the-right-to-protect-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 Linda Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:00:31 +0000 http://www.macsmind.com/wordpress/2007/04/18/the-right-to-protect-ourselves/#comment-1923 People keep saying VT doesn't allow guns. The Virginia General Assembly doesn't allow the guns on campus. The school doesn't have much say in the matter. People keep saying VT doesn’t allow guns. The Virginia General Assembly doesn’t allow the guns on campus. The school doesn’t have much say in the matter.

]]> http://macsmind.com/wordpress/news/the-right-to-protect-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-1922 Preventing Another VT from Happening: Allow Students to Carry Guns? « Michael P.F. van der Gali?´n Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:49:39 +0000 http://www.macsmind.com/wordpress/2007/04/18/the-right-to-protect-ourselves/#comment-1922 [...] More at Macsmind. [...] [...] More at Macsmind. [...]

]]> http://macsmind.com/wordpress/news/the-right-to-protect-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-1921 Kitty Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:48:58 +0000 http://www.macsmind.com/wordpress/2007/04/18/the-right-to-protect-ourselves/#comment-1921 As Rush pointed out yesterday, <i>the two biggest acts of terrorism in this country occurred with box cutters, pocketknives, gasoline, and fertilizer -- 9/11 and Oklahoma City -- not guns.</i> As Rush pointed out yesterday, the two biggest acts of terrorism in this country occurred with box cutters, pocketknives, gasoline, and fertilizer — 9/11 and Oklahoma City — not guns.

]]> http://macsmind.com/wordpress/news/the-right-to-protect-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-1920 Orthoclase Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:43:22 +0000 http://www.macsmind.com/wordpress/2007/04/18/the-right-to-protect-ourselves/#comment-1920 Unfortunately, liberals would prefer that dozens of people be massacred rather than people be allowed to defend themselves. Unfortunately, liberals would prefer that dozens of people be massacred rather than people be allowed to defend themselves.

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