The History of the Second Amendment

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

**Aguila Blanca** · July 23, 2012, 09:32 PM

That's a treatise I've somehow missed. Excellent resource -- thanks.

Sodbuster · July 23, 2012, 10:29 PM

That review and many others are found in TFL Library. Look specifically under SAF 2A Law Reviews. The one mentioned above is found under Valparaiso University's law reviews. A ton of great info in TFL Library.

Al Norris · July 24, 2012, 12:01 AM

There is also a wealth of historical information from the various amici briefs on the D.C. v Heller case at the Supreme Court. The Case Filings are here.

Particular attention should be paid to:

Cato Institute/Joyce Lee Malcolm [The Right Inherited from England]
Second Amendment Foundation
Academics for the Second Amendment [Ratification and Original Public Meaning]
Heartland Institute, Prof. Volokh

just to name 4 of the 47 amici for Heller.

Al Norris · July 24, 2012, 12:10 AM

Jeez! To go along with the OP's article, I should also have included this amici brief: Rutherford Institute [Resistance to Tyranny]

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.

July 23, 2012, 10:29 PM	#3
Sodbuster Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 1999 Location: Wyo-Tana Posts: 1,298	That review and many others are found in TFL Library. Look specifically under SAF 2A Law Reviews. The one mentioned above is found under Valparaiso University's law reviews. A ton of great info in TFL Library. __________________ Remember, many times what we view as a curse in the present turns out to be a blessing in the future. Don't worry about it a lot. Things have a way of working out. Trust me on this one. - - Uncle Bill Martino

July 23, 2012, 09:32 PM	#2
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,460	That's a treatise I've somehow missed. Excellent resource -- thanks.

July 24, 2012, 12:01 AM	#4
Al Norris Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 9,660	There is also a wealth of historical information from the various amici briefs on the D.C. v Heller case at the Supreme Court. The Case Filings are here. Particular attention should be paid to: Cato Institute/Joyce Lee Malcolm [The Right Inherited from England] Second Amendment Foundation Academics for the Second Amendment [Ratification and Original Public Meaning] Heartland Institute, Prof. Volokh just to name 4 of the 47 amici for Heller.

July 24, 2012, 12:10 AM	#5
Al Norris Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 9,660	Jeez! To go along with the OP's article, I should also have included this amici brief: Rutherford Institute [Resistance to Tyranny]