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Default Interesting take on the history of the 2nd Amendment...

On 1/25/2013 9:25 PM, Earl wrote:
ESAD wrote:

Founding Fathers’ Words Reveal 2nd Amendment Was… To Preserve Slavery?
Posted by Nathaniel Downes

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We’ve all heard the arguments from the gun manufacturers lobby: “The
2nd Amendment was about freedom!” “The 2nd Amendment was to ensure
that men could stand against their government” or other similarly
absurd thoughts. But, what did the Founding Fathers think of the 2nd
Amendment? It turns out, thanks to research done by Thom Hartmann, the
2nd Amendment was about slavery.

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So sell your guns, pay your overdue taxes, and STFU, Krause.


Sage advice.