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jgcoastie · July 23, 2012, 08:29 PM

I challenge all of you to read and share this information. I'm willing to bet that over 75% of Americans have no idea why we have the freedoms we do...

This paper explains a lot of the history behind our freedoms. Please take the time to read it. You'll likely learn something, I did.

My apologies if this has been discussed before. If it has, I believe it merits repeating.

http://www.guncite.com/journals/vandhist.html

July 23, 2012, 08:29 PM	#1
jgcoastie Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Location: Kodiak, Alaska Posts: 2,118	The History of the Second Amendment I challenge all of you to read and share this information. I'm willing to bet that over 75% of Americans have no idea why we have the freedoms we do... This paper explains a lot of the history behind our freedoms. Please take the time to read it. You'll likely learn something, I did. My apologies if this has been discussed before. If it has, I believe it merits repeating. http://www.guncite.com/journals/vandhist.html __________________ "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." -Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.