Do I have your attention now?
Put yourself in the place of the Framers (not Founding Fathers a manufactured name created out of a mistake by President Elect Harding). Imagine you have to make the decision to go against the King.
You are going to have to fight, you are going to have a war.
You left a place where you could not speak against the Monarchy, you were not allowed to have any weapons because the people were intentionally kept weak and submissive.
What do you need to ensure you never get to this point again? Put some rules in place. Permit people to meet in groups of any size and not be called traitors (their word for terrorists). Make it illegal for your government to take your home, illegal to forcefully house soldiers in your home. Make it legal to speak your mind and not be persecuted. But how can you keep all these things.
You make sure there is a Law above all Laws that includes all your recognized liberties and it includes the ability to fight for it. To ensure that the people will never be weak and vulnerable.
The Second Amendment was intended to place in the hands of the people the same weapons that the current military has.
For the sole purpose in defending the other remaining liberties from an oppressive and tyrannical government.
It is not about hunting or sport shooting.
It is about leveling the playing field between the military powers and the people.
It is about full auto weapons, it is about defending your homes, it is about shooting people.
It is about the ability to wage war on a government that has gone out of control.
It happens, read your history books.
Lets just hope that when it happens here we still have the means to protect ourselves.
The world is a frightening place today.
May we all have a peaceful and strong, well armed, 2013+.
-peace