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| Authored by: celtic_hackr on Wednesday, December 19 2012 @ 01:29 PM EST |
You're really twisting my words to get to your point. I never mentioned anything
about training or not training. My point was that the goal was to have armed
citizenry. It was left unsaid, that the citizenry would then be trained as a
militia. My point was that the state wouldn't have to pay for the guns and
ammo.
But I was only making one point of the law. That was the one specifically
written out: "a militia". The other primary object was, as another
poster said, who criticized me for not mentioning it, was so citizens had the
tools to rebel against the state (by forming again it's own militia, with the
hopes that some are trained and can train others) should the need occur.
Not sure what disaster you're referring to about the 1812 War. But As near as I
can tell it worked as well as it could have. Considering, we were attacked by
the most powerful nation on Earth and we had no standing army or navy, and still
managed to win in the end.
FYI, I have ancestors who fought in militia units in the RW, and 1812, and even
later in Texas. Albeit, he was killed at the Alamo. Indeed, my family has been
involved in every war this nation has ever had. I even have one who was a leader
of a militia unit in San Juan (not a direct ancestor, but a cousin).
Myself, I'd much prefer World Peace.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 19 2012 @ 02:59 PM EST |
I had to smile with this comment. I don't think that the parent poster has been
turkey hunting in a while. :)
I can hunt deer, hog and squirrel with reasonable success, and I'm quiet enough
to see foxes cross my path on occasion, but turkeys are a different story. I
just don't have that kind of skill set.
That said, if someone can go into the woods and come out with a wild turkey (and
not the neighbour's pet), then that person has some serious skill. :)
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