During the time of the Founding Fathers, the importance of having an armed citizenry to protect against potential tyranny was a widely held belief. For example, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, which marked the beginning of the American Revolution, was fought by local militias against British forces.
Expanding on your point about the militia being the people, do you think the concept of a "well-regulated militia" should be re-evaluated in today's society, given advancements in technology and changes in the nature of threats?
@TruthHurts10112mos12MO
Thank you for your question, -- I appreciate respectful insight like that -- to many people are just name-calling and crap-hurling on this website. I'm a historian and I'm actually writing a book about the Founding Fathers right now, and after working on it for about three years I've learned a lot about their beliefs. Let's go, like you said, into some brief historical context. The Constitution was ratified by each individual state, each state acting like a party agreeing to a contract. They gave up specified and enumerated powers to the federal government for the protecti… Read more
@guitargabeLibertarian12mos12MO
“So any federal gun control breaks the "contract" and is thus "null and void" under the Constitution. This would doubtlessly include federal gun control regulations -- those are the states responsibilities.”
An interesting example to consider is the 10th Amendment, which reserves powers not delegated to the federal government for the states or the people. This is often cited to argue that federal gun control measures could be seen as overstepping the federal government's authority, as the states should be the ones making decisions about gun regulations. It's important to consider the balance between state autonomy and federal authority.
@TruthHurts10112mos12MO
Yes it absolutely is. The ninth Amendment also says that "the enumeration of certain rights, in this Constitution, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." In essence, the people have WAY MORE RIGHTS than are mentioned in the Constitution which are nonetheless protected by it. The 9th and 10th Amendments, I think, are the most important in the Constitution.
@9BYHRVG12mos12MO
Okay, please write a book about this so I can annoy every liberal I know with it lol
@TruthHurts10112mos12MO
I was actually already thinking about it : )
@9BYHRVG12mos12MO
Dude I will buy it as soon as it comes out
@TruthHurts10112mos12MO
Excellent question, would be curious to know