Two big lies propagated by the #NRA and #GOP ...
1) Citizens with #Guns can stand up to the #Government with bigger guns. Yeah right!
2) The #NRA is all about the #SecondAmendment, when it is in fact just a #Lobby / PR Firm for gun manufacturers. (Modeled after the #Tobacco lobby BTW.)
Those who wrote the #US #Constitution did not want there to be an standing army in peacetime, and therefor they added support for "A well regulated #Militia..." that could be called upon if we were attacked.
Note that they specified: a) "well regulated", b) "a militia" SINGULAR, & c) at that time a "militia" meant able-bodied men keeping their single-shot muskets in their home (which was also what they used to hunt deer).
It is right there in the plain text of the amendment, but the #GunLobby has us so hypnotized we no longer see it. 😠
#Vote for #CommonSense #GunControl !! No more thoughts and prayers from our elected representatives, we want #Action!
Richard Rathe
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