It was all started by a woman suing the City of Washington D.C. for banning handguns and making her feel unsafe. Today the Court will decide whether the phrase "keep and bear arms" refers to every citizen of the U.S. or only to a "well regulated militia" which is now known as our National Guard.
If this case is upheld, it will be used to reverse gun laws nation-wide, if not, many large cities will use it as an authority to put gun control laws in place similar to Washington D.C.'s.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
The question is, What is a Militia?
According to Mr. Webster:
- Main Entry:
- mi·li·tia
- Pronunciation:
- \mə-ˈli-shə\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Latin, military service, from milit-, miles
- Date:
- 1625
1 a: a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency b: a body of citizens organized for military service2: the whole body of able-bodied male citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service.
Which definition were our founding fathers referring to? If we're talking about definition #1, than the anti-gun folks might have a case, but the fact is our founding fathers didn't just say: "Keep up a militia for defence", but they said "The right of the people to keep and bear arms". Did they say, "The right of the militiamen", or "The right of the armed forces/army"? No. It is the right of the "people".
It is this wording that convinces me that definition #2 is the correct one.
Our founding fathers wanted every man to be able to defend his country and to have the means to do so, and so gave them the right to keep and bear arms.
I would encourage all Christians to lift our Supreme Court Justices up today in prayer as they make a decision that will define the political landscape for many years to come.
Which definition were our founding fathers referring to? If we're talking about definition #1, than the anti-gun folks might have a case, but the fact is our founding fathers didn't just say: "Keep up a militia for defence", but they said "The right of the people to keep and bear arms". Did they say, "The right of the militiamen", or "The right of the armed forces/army"? No. It is the right of the "people".
It is this wording that convinces me that definition #2 is the correct one.
Our founding fathers wanted every man to be able to defend his country and to have the means to do so, and so gave them the right to keep and bear arms.
I would encourage all Christians to lift our Supreme Court Justices up today in prayer as they make a decision that will define the political landscape for many years to come.
1 comments:
Lets hear it for definition #2!
WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
-Graydon :-)
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