THE SECOND AMENDMENT

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Above is the second amendment. Today, on this December 30^th day it is a topic in many newspapers. None that I have read has told me what the second amendment says. I am going to share with all what I think it says. Books have been written about the second amendment but I will deal with some basics. The second amendment was wordsmith by the founders of our country and was an amendment to our constitution. The important thing to remember that history reveals the  founders were a diverse group of men and didn’t much trust one another. To use a example of mistrust; Hamilton and Jefferson.

The one thing they all agreed on that never again did they want to be under the rule of a tyrannical government. At that time an residence of Georgia and New York had little in common in the way they lived. Because the framers of our constitution had fear of other states, they wanted to make sure they could own arms. I speculate arms were to be regulated so neighbors would not lobe cannon balls at one another.

I see no relationship with gun laws for individuals that are not a part of a militia or a police officer today and the second amendment.  Does the second amendment allow me to mount a AIE-486H heavy machine gun with a 800 round per minute fire rate on my deck?

The recent Newtown incident begs for common sense gun regulation. And it is time we start apply our reading skills and read the second amendment.