NRA

[scottw]

Originally Posted by ReelinRod

That seems to be a common theme here among those who are proposing sweeping gun control (at least when one is discussing the Constitution and the law 1, 2, 3, . . . assorted red herrings and tangential diversions into the weeds are engaged with enthusiasm though).

you are also discussing the Constitution in many case with people who have little knowledge and even less respect for the Constitution and who are more interested in finding ways around it rather than following it....which is why it's often a frustrating one sided argument...like yelling at a wall

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by scottw

you are also discussing the Constitution in many case with people who have little knowledge and even less respect for the Constitution and who are more interested in finding ways around it rather than following it....which is why it's often a frustrating one sided argument...like yelling at a wall

My new motto for 2013:
"You cannot reason with the unreasonable."

I started this the end of 2012 and it has actually been quite nice. Some people have an irrational, emotional commitment to some positions and there's no changing their view or having a rational conversation - like trying to convince spence that Obama doesn't walk on water (I joke spence).

[TheSpecialist]

One thing people do not realize is that when the constitution was written MILITIA was anybody and everybody who lived in the town. Nowadays people refer to the National Guard as the MILITIA, but that is really just a Federal peacetime Army which can be activated at anytime, hence not a MILITIA

I really think there can be some things done to help unfortunately there are too many radicals on both sides of the aisle, and the Left never wants to listen to those in the know.

[Fishpart]

The intent of the framers was to have an armed citizenry to prevent TYRANNY. If the emperor knows the people are unarmed, he is free to do whatever he wants. If you look at the dictators of the 20th century, they all began their climb to power by disarming the citizenry..