Former U.S. Army Infantry Officer (03/CPT) BA in Criminal Justice MA in National Security Studies/Intelligence and Counterterrorism. Retired History teacher.
This retired award winning teacher of High School History (American and World History) says that the Founding Fathers were quite explicit in their writings about the final published version of the Second Amendment and you should stop worrying and quibbling about it because it really has nothing to do with firearms at all.
It has everything to do with the power of the government.
George Washington was a certified gun nut. He owned over FIFTY very high quality, expensive firearms. Thomas Jefferson, when writing to a nephew about overcoming his weak physical appearance suggested a daily walk that included a gun for target shooting, “To put a SPRING IN YOUR STEP.”
George Mason posited that the “militia consists of ALL THE PEOPLE, except for a few public officials.”
The ignorant and frankly stupid liberals who constantly state that “militia” is what is now termed the National Guard and that it must be restricted to the specific weapons in use at that time. Ignoring that the National Guard wasn’t even created until 1903. Were the Founders talking about that concept they’d have been referring to the Tories loyal to King George!
Then these fool’s… ignorant of our History try to insist that since AR-15’s weren’t conceived of by the Founders, the weapons must be restricted to what was used during the American Revolution.
Except that the technology advanced rapidly during the war allowing faster loading and increased accuracy over much longer distances. See the explanation below concerning the Girandoni semiautomatic rifle that was developed 12 years before the Second Amendment was ratified. That rifle would eventually be carried on the expedition of Lewis & Clark. Used to bring down a Moose to feed the expedition members.
When I taught AP American Government, I always had my students read Federalist 46 written by James Madison. In it, he said that our newly formed nation was superior to the European monarchies because of the Second Amendment, as it allows the forcible overthrow of a tyrannical regime.
You see, if the INFANTRY uses it, the PEOPLE MUST HAVE IT TOO…. BUT IN GREATER NUMBERS!
Devil is dead
Another devil has met his destiny
Wafiq Safa, former head of Hezbollah's Liaison and Coordination Unit, responsible for the killing of 100s of Israelis, has been killed after an Israeli drone struck a vehicle in southern Lebanon.
Official confirmation is awaited.
There is an extreme cultural shift happening right now.
What you’re witnessing right now is a rise of white people that are extremely pissed off about anti-white propaganda.
Propagandists are labeling this as far-right extremism, when in fact is that white people that are the ones that are canceling out true racism.
These globalists have divided us and we are taking the narrative back and showing the world everyone has been manipulated.
Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas founder, triggered absolute hysteria among pro-Palestinian students at Oxford — simply by telling the truth about his father’s terrorist organization.
As I used to constantly remind my high school students when I taught in inner city high schools in Miami Dade County Florida (retired in 2018): “Old enough to shoot? Old enough to get SHOT.” I made sure they knew my status as a firearms instructor and competitive shooter. It really helped with classroom discipline.
@VividProwess When they find a tunnel, the IDF should seal each end and flood the space with raw sewage to allow the terrorists to die in an environment with which they are familiar.
Why aren’t we hearing from the Democrats and the feminists on the systemic sexual torture happening (since the Islamic revolution in 1979) in Iranian detention:
https://t.co/hJNd6Zhl44
OH WAIT! That “BELIEVE ALL WOMEN ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT” is so yesterday’s news, since the Maine Primaries became a thing. Right?
Yes. He’s got to put HIS nation first. That’s especially important now, because Trump, clearly is NOT. Trump is trying to seal his legacy as “Global Peacemaker.” He’s going about it by playing the Devil’s game. Netanyahu knows this enemy far better than anyone, especially Trump and his inner circle.
Of course you have to concentrate on living! That’s all you’ve got. But in terms of eternity, your lifespan is a literal eyeblink. And that’s not even guaranteed. I learned as an infantry officer that anything you do can get you killed. Including doing nothing! I also learned long ago that you really can’t begin to LIVE and enjoy life until you can stand at the edge of an open grave, look down and REALLY SEE YOURSELF THERE. Because that statistic is one out of one. Nobody gets out of here alive.
I used to watch a series on SHOWTIME called BILLIONS and in season 3 there was an episode about one of the Hedge fund sharks vying to secure the last burial plot on Manhattan Island. Got it for $300K but had to finagle it away from a Jewish lawyer, who swore revenge. Anyway, the last scene in the episode now reflects my end of life views. Watch:
https://t.co/zwVNUOtFFU
The Dark Reason MARSOC Refused the 9mm Pistol https://t.co/7AcQlUyKN4 via @YouTube
Again… it all boils down to HISTORY. I own a couple of 9mm’s. I typically carry a .45 unless I need deep concealment. My dedicated Church gun is an Sig P365 GEN 1. Otherwise I carry a 1911 .45 from Wilson Combat or an Sig P227 .45 auto.
@gunfanatics1 Stupid question. No infantryman is going to risk his neck on the former when he literally trained on the latter and knows it well. It’s damn sure not gonna matter to the enemy who will be just as dead either way except that he’s got a better chance of surviving with the former.
What’s the old saying? THOSE WHO FAIL TO LEARN FROM HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT.
Current Foreign Policy in the United States of America exemplifies that statement. Unless and until everyone in the entirety of Western Civilization understands and internalizes the fact that Islam’s sole objective is global domination and supremacy we are doomed.
Moreover, it’s not enough to simply understand (to our core), we must ACT ACCORDINGLY.
https://t.co/HL7zxGn1Eh
Most atheists that I know (and I know a few going all the way back to college—and we’re still friends) are truly sad people. Especially as they age. Because what they have in the here and now is ALL they’re ever gonna have and to them, there’s nothing more. But there is. You don’t HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. That soul is energy and energy is never destroyed. Do you know what is going to happen the moment you draw your final breath? I do and I’m looking forward to it. I turned 69 about two weeks ago. My wife hit 75 last Thursday.
I don’t expect to make it past 75. My dad passed at 73 in 1980. I have no doubt that we will meet again in Heaven.
Same for my mom, sisters and Christian friends. I hope that you learn the truth before it’s too late.
I know exactly what HE SAYS. All my sins, past, present and FUTURE are forgiven by the Shed Blood of Jesus Christ. I definitely don’t deserve Salvation. I’m a horrible person (I think, but we all judge ourselves harshly).
You should know something:
GOD IS NOT MAD AT YOU. Go check out the ministry of the guy who led me to Christ as my Pastor and officiated my wedding 38 years ago in August. https://t.co/keT89aL2LC