Las Vegas Review-Journal
by Vin Suprynowicz

12/25/05

A couple of loyal readers asked me, in response to my recent evisceration of the discredited 'militia clause' argument, 'But Vin, do you think the Founders would have written the Second Amendment that way if they'd known we'd have Uzis?' Leaving aside the fact that it takes extraordinary dedication and commitment (and loot) for a 'civilian' of average means to legally acquire a fully automatic Israeli machine pistol in America today, the answer is, 'Yes.' ... It doesn't matter whether you 'think this is a good idea.' If you want to contend we now have a form of government in which our rulers start with all rights and powers, and allow to the peasantry only those lesser included liberties as they see fit, say so out loud now, please. And tell me when the original Constitution was voided, and by what legal process...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp