And the Bible has taught me that I shall know the truth, and the truth shall set me free (John 8:32). That being said, please allow me to shed some
light on a particular subject…..
I believe in the Constitution of
the United States; I always have. But, I’ve never quite understood the dynamics
of why it says what it says; nor have I ever understood what it all meant.
So, I’ve decided to become a bit more familiar
with it….starting with the 2nd Amendment; in my research, I’ve also discovered
that 1 out of every 3 American citizens owns at least one firearm. One-third of
the entire population of this country is exercising their right to bear arms.
Or are they??
I shared this on my personal
Facebook page, today….
Before I shared it, I read it;
and my mind was sufficiently blown! When I learned about the Constitution of
the United States, in school, I was never taught what the term “well-regulated
militia” meant.
The 2nd Amendment
reads……
"A well regulated Militia,
being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to
keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
I was taught that this was about
the rights of the American citizen; and never questioned that, until now.
Through the years, I’ve noticed that most
citizens of this country tend to focus more on the part that says “the right of
the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”, and proverbially
beat their chests at the thought of our government denying us the right to own
a firearm.
They cry, “Molon Labe!” (come and get them!) believing themselves to
be noble, patriotic Americans who are protecting their 2nd Amendment
rights. But most of them have conveniently forgotten the part about the
well-regulated militia…which is, according to Chief Justice Warren Burger, the very “people” this
amendment is referring to!
But, what is a militia?? Webster says….
1 (a.) a part of the organized
armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency. (b.) a body of citizens organized for military service
2 the whole body of able-bodied
male citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service
The only people who come close
to that definition, in America, are local police forces and the actual military
(Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, etc). The Constitution of the
United States does NOT grant us ordinary, run-of-the-mill citizens the right to
own a firearm; the people whose rights “shall not be infringed” are those who
are in the militia.
How does it feel, knowing that one-third of the United States of America is in violation of the Constitution? I am now sufficiently worried for our tired, our poor, and our huddled masses.
How can we call ourselves the Land of the Free, when we don't even bother to obey the rules that secure our freedom??
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