The second amendment to the US constitution is very clear. It was inserted into the constitution in 1789 at a time when there was widespread suspicion of the Federal government. Many felt that the individual States needed the possibility to protect themselves against tyranny and they were probably right.
A well regulated militia being [...]

Update 16th April 2007 When I wrote this post, I didn’t realise what would happen a week later.

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Washington DC had a ban on citizens owning handguns. This law was in place for thirty years until last month, when the US court of appeals stuck it down as unconstitutional. According to the court, [...]

Who should America invade next?
What the ordinary citizen thinks.