04-09-2018, 12:32 AM
stanc Wrote:Totally agree.
That was certainly possible way back in the days when soldiers provided their own weapons, but it seems extremely unlikely now.
To disarm "a country" would require disarming its armed forces. Can you cite any case(s) in modern history wherein a Western nation's armed forces were disarmed by their government?
I wish people would be much more careful about invoking "the Founding Fathers" as if they were of one mind about everything.
In fact, they were divided on many, if not most, issues. Some were in favor of slavery; others were opposed.
Some thought that only landed, white males should have rights; others thought that all adults, regardless of race, sex, or property status, should have rights.
Some thought that there was no need to even have a Bill of Rights. And some really wanted a strong central government (see Federalism and anti-Federalism).
First I would like to say I'm happy to see you are feeling better Stan and I have missed your presence here on the forum. It gets kind of boring with out your unique take on things. Keep getting better Stan, somebody has to keep me honest
When I was talking about a disarmed nation I was referring to nations like Germany and Japan after WW2.
As the divide among our founding fathers you are correct about their division on many issues but I have never seen any of this divide when it came to the Second Amendment.