Arms Rights

[edward donald staley]

Here's our spot where we can keep each other posted on freedom issues as they relate to arms. Keep all of us alerted to issues as they develop (anywhere in the world, but in New York especially). Feel free to put up quick posts about new legislation, new studies' findings, sample letters to our legislators, relevant videos, events in our area (New York), identify others in our group who have a particular interest in this area and connect with them. I hope this and other "area specific" discussions in this group to become something worthy of our movement.

[edward donald staley]

"More importantly, however, the debate about certain types of weapons ignores the fundamental purpose of the Second amendment. The Second amendment is not about hunting deer or keeping a pistol in your nightstand. It is not about protecting oneself against common criminals. It is about preventing tyranny. The Founders knew that unarmed citizens would never be able to overthrow a tyrannical government as they did. They envisioned government as a servant, not a master, of the American people. The muskets they used against the British Army were the assault rifles of the time. It is practical, rather than alarmist, to understand that unarmed citizens cannot be secure in their freedoms. It’s convenient for gun banners to dismiss this argument by saying “That could never happen here, this is America”- but history shows that only vigilant people can keep government under control. By banning certain weapons today, we may plant the seeds for tyranny to flourish ten, thirty, or fifty years from now."
-Dr. Ron Paul

[edward donald staley]

[edward donald staley]

GUN CONTROL : good video to show anyone who is totally green to the issue