"And I cannot see, why arms should be denied
to any man who is not a slave,
since they are the only true badges of liberty."
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A Discourse of Government with Relation to Militias, 1737
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Under the auspices that each and every, any and all men assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, including a decent respect to the opinions of any and all mankind; and, holding these truths to be self-evident (self-evident to all those who recognize and abide the law), that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these (not limited to these) are Life, Liberty, Property, and the pursuit of Happiness, this is absolutely correct! ! ! Slaves must get special permission or otherwise attempt to purchase temporary Titles of Nobility to carry concealed or otherwise armament. Slaves must register with their masters before acquiring arms. Arms and other regulation in the hands of each and every willing freeman, is a true badge of liberty.
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
The US had an armed rebellion to obtain liberty for white land owning males... while at the same time preserving the institutionalized lack of liberty (slavery, being female, being poor, etc). Arms did not solve the slaves problems, rather peaceful protest... the 21st century is not the same world as the 18th century, and the same techniques that gave partial solutions then are not appropriate for now.
 -- Anonymous, Reston, VA, US		 
Guns are the "only things" keeping us from total dictatorship. Never! Give them up. Watch for the new 2010 tax return requiring you to comply to all sorts of statist crap (Blair Holt) regarding your gun ownership. Register nothing!
 -- J Carlton, Calgary		 
When guns are made illegal to own in a city, state. or country, crime always goes up. Liberals never seem to get it, or do they ? England is a great example.
 -- jim k, Austin		 
'A' from Reston, that is one of the better leftist perversions of history that I've ever read. Its obvious you don't have a clue what allodium or even titled land means to the stability of a people. Your list and implications of down trodden are extremely misleading at best. Following your same skewed vain of perception, it wasn't until blacks, females, and poor were institutionalized, the same as the white males, that government ceased being a servant / representative and became a tyrant,, implementing compelled compliance, license, victimless crimes, larceny with impunity, etc. (that enslaved everyone).By your skewed perception, blacks, women, and the poor are what is causing all problems in this county today. An accurate perception of history is that individuals (mostly white males), armed with private regulation, volunteering into formal service, began a revolution that started a chain of events that was liberating to individuals of all races, people of both sexes, and people of all financial status.
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
Great point!
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
 
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