Name:   architect - Subject:   Phil recently posted about the 2nd amendment Date:   2/2/2021 9:22:06 AM

and his fears Joe Biden is bound and determined to take his guns.  Most responses were under the subject title ''shall not be infringed''. Have any of you ''I'm gona own every gun I want whether l need it or not" every given serious thought to the words that precede ''shall not be infringed''?

''A WELL REGULATED MILITIA, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.''

Do you think the founders actually thought what the were sayin would come to be interpreted as it is today?  Do you think if they had even imagined the evolution from the straight bore musket to the assault weapons today they might have changed the wording of the amendment?  What do you think they had in mind by the words ''well regulated militia''...was it what we would today call the ''National Guard'' or ''army reserve'' or was it a group of civilians carrying loaded AR 15's and rebel flags whooping and hollaring while a speaker hints at the need for violence to save the republic?  Do you actually think, were they alive today, that Ben Franklin, John Adams or James Madison would be supportive of unlimited open carry or be members/supporters of the NRA?

Advocate for the unlimited ''right'' to carry arms if you want (of course don't advocate shouting ''fire'' in a crowded theater when there is no fire) but don't try to credit Ben Franklin as founder of your belief.  I don't think there is any evidence Ben would appreciate being so honored.