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In reply to the discussion: The only "well regulated militia" [View all]LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)1. Disagree; we the people, all of us, need to be ready to defend our country.
We came dangerously close to wide-scale open sedition, because the right sees us as being incapable of stopping them.
"The security of a free state" is our responsibility as citizens, and the National guard is infested with those who see us as enemies.
"Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised." - Machiavelli
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Disagree; we the people, all of us, need to be ready to defend our country.
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2021
#1
"Well regulated" as intended, means that every citizen is trained, equipped, and prepared
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2021
#3
Quibble all you want. If January 6 didn't wake you up, I won't argue with you.
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2021
#5
Huh, well since there have been no SCOTUS decisions on this issue, I guess you're... wait a minute!
krispos42
Aug 2021
#27
The antigun (like all true believers, of any sort), have their 'articles of faith'- or...
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2021
#12
So now that trump's gone, that "well regulated militia" thing comes back into play.
Paladin
Jan 2021
#13
"You gun rights people sure were quiet..." About what? What do *you* think ought to have been said?
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2021
#14