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<blockquote data-quote="colb" data-source="post: 2751859" data-attributes="member: 35308"><p>Yeah, I can see how it was totally misinterpreted:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."</p><p>- Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776</p><p></p><p></p><p>"The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."</p><p>- Thomas Jefferson, Commonplace Book (quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria), 1774-1776</p><p></p><p></p><p>"The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."</p><p>- Samuel Adams, Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 1788</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurences and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."</p><p>George Washington</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Seems pretty clear to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="colb, post: 2751859, member: 35308"] Yeah, I can see how it was totally misinterpreted: "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." - Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776 "The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, Commonplace Book (quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria), 1774-1776 "The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." - Samuel Adams, Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 1788 "Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurences and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference they deserve a place of honor with all that's good." George Washington Seems pretty clear to me. [/QUOTE]
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