The Purpose of the Second Amendment

A dated video but worth repeating, particularly if you're unfamiliar with the story. I'm sure the trolls, to my sheer delight, will be magically and immediately incensed:

Please see associated explanative links here and here.

During this video, note the arrogant, elitist, all-knowing smirk on Chuck Schumer's face, indicating: the loss of your parents means nothing. Your being here means nothing. You've rehearsed this speech, you have an agenda and it's to be nothing but against me. I'm only paying the slightest bit of attention to you because I know I'm on video.

I would oh-so-love to have slapped the smirk right off Mr Schumer's imperious face.

And, of course, Penn and Teller: the most heinous of Right Wing idealogues extant, eh?

Ladies and gentlemen, even those of you who don't care for guns -- government lives to do naught but grow itself -- and those men and women in power live for the two extensions of growing government: personal power and personal wealth. When the reach of government extends past its grasp there is a terrible problem; when government's extended reach equals its grasp the problem is even worse.

The true purpose of the Second Amendment is for self defense, yes; precisely as stated by Dr Suzanna Gratia-Hupp at the end of her appearance.

I have but to quote Thomas Jefferson with regard to the build-up of government and the rights of Americans to be free of its oppressive and purposeful reach or, as I phrase it, in mind of the Logical Extension:

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

This is occurring presently.

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."

This wastage is occurring presently.

"The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it."

Read that again. Understand its true meaning.

This may occur if the government continues on its current path, unless implosion take place first. I suspect implosion is in fact coming. Sooner rather than later.

And finally, it was Gerald R. Ford who said, to a joint session of Congress on August 12th, 1974: "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have."

What Leftists fail to realize is that the Second Amendment isn't about guns, it's about the ability of sovereign, lawful American citizens to defend themselves individually or collectively against a type of government the Constitutional framers had just experienced. The gun is simply the instrument by which the job then and now can be accomplished. The gun is just a tool to be manipulated. And a tool, dependent upon the hands in which it rests, can be used for good, bad, or indifference.

All things considered, you shouldn't wonder why there is a movement, by the US government, by Leftists, to eliminate your ability to possess and utilize this tool.

Conversely: look around you, my friends; look around you. There is a reason that the homes of Leftists don't have large signs in their yards proclaiming: "OUR PHILOSOPHY MANDATES: NO GUNS IN THIS HOUSEHOLD, AND PROUD OF IT."

There is fear; fear of you. Singly and collectively. The American gun owner.

An unarmed person, quite simply, is called a serf. Look it up.

BZ