Oldsalt

[quote=Smedley_buzkill][i]"The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
- Thomas Jefferson, Commonplace Book (quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria), 1774-1776
"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined..."
- George Washington, First Annual Address, to both House of Congress, January 8, 1790
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."
- Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776
"I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery."
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Madison, January 30, 1787
"What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms."
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Madison, December 20, 1787
"The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to to John Cartwright, 5 June 1824
"On every occasion [of Constitutional interpretation] let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying [to force] what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, [instead let us] conform to the probable one in which it was passed."
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Johnson 12 June 1823
"I enclose you a list of the killed, wounded, and captives of the enemy from the commencement of hostilities at Lexington in April, 1775, until November, 1777, since which there has been no event of any consequence ... I think that upon the whole it has been about one half the number lost by them, in some instances more, but in others less. This difference is ascribed to our superiority in taking aim when we fire; every soldier in our army having been intimate with his gun from his infancy."
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to Giovanni Fabbroni, June 8, 1778
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
"To disarm the people...s the most effectual way to enslave them."
- George Mason, referencing advice given to the British Parliament by Pennsylvania governor Sir William Keith, The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adooption of the Federal Constitution, June 14, 1788
"I ask who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers."
George Mason 1788.
These are the men who wrote the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.[/quote]

Extremely well written.👍👍👍👍

Rose42

How many cops do you know? I know quite a few and not a single one wants semi autos banned. Your insistence on this ban only shows your intent on climbing that pinnacle of stupid as do your consistently inane remarks.

When it comes to guns you’ve lost the ability to be rational as have so many of the anti gun crowd.

youngwilliam Loc: Deep in the heart

It's all part of the group think crowd. The in thing to do. It gives those lacking because of no solid belief system in their lives, something to latch onto so they have a smidgen of meaning in their paltry insignificant, petty, hateful lives. GD the democrates.

Cuda2020

Proves nothing, and of course you've missed the point, we are not in a war-torn country, not yet anyway, four more years of Trump and probably.

Cuda2020

A hell of a lot more true then "they're coming to take your guns. Who cares what Beto says.

Cuda2020

You're sounding pretty hateful yourself. What imbecilic bigotry, it's beyond ignorance. Yeah that's it, EVERYONE on the left has no faith, that's it by George! Kranky You Got It!

youngwilliam Loc: Deep in the heart

Glad you're catching on. Just sick and tired of lunatic lefties destroying this country. Look at the dims field of candidates, every one of them are crazy. Their plans IF implemented would destroy this country, and you want to support that? Please tell me why.

America 1 Loc: South Miami

Beto O'Rourke on gun control: 'Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15'
Thursday night's Democratic debate. 'Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,' O’Rourke said in one of the biggest lines of the night.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/sep/13/beto-orourke-on-gun-control-hell-yes-were-going-to-take-your-ar-15-video

youngwilliam Loc: Deep in the heart

Doesn't matter, they want facts over truth. Just asked sleepy joe.

Rose42

I'm not the one who missed the point.

Kickaha Loc: Nebraska

Personally, I would prefer going up against someone armed with a muzzle loader with me having the semiautomatic weapons. Anyone would feel better going into a gun fight out gunning their opponent. Its just human nature to want to have superior fire power on your side.

America 1 Loc: South Miami

"What imbecilic bigotry, it's beyond ignorance." Check yours.

IrreverentOne75 Loc: Minnesota

And if there is a war in the US it won't last very long.

Smedley_buzkill

There is more.
https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/gun-quotations-founding-fathers
https://www.concealedcarry.com/gun-quotes-from-our-founding-fathers-2nd-amendment/

Smedley_buzkill

I'll make a deal with you. I will keep my firearms, and as long as you don't try to harm me, or my family, friends or [most of] my neighbors, I won't shoot you.
Regarding a couple of my neighbors, I won't shoot you but I might yell encouragement. To you.