Gun Control & RKBA

CompanyFirstSergeant

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28. I take it...

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 05:15 PM

Apr 2016

...you are not retired military.

Former members of the armed forces are also considered part of the "unorganized militia" per Sec 313 Title 32 of the US Code.[2]

When I stood at my classroom window in Brooklyn, watching the twin towers fall, many of my colleagues were in tears.

Besides myself, only one other teacher in the building was prior service.

As I was standing by the window, he walked over to me, and put his hand on my shoulder.

"I feel bad for them, I really do" He said, nodding his head toward a cluster of teachers also standing by a window.

"Why is that?" I replied.

"They don't have a Marine Corps that will take them back in a heartbeat." He said.

For me it was another 10 years in the Guard. The Marine was deployed three times.

I don't see the joke in any of that.

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2A: Group or individual right? [View all] tortoise1956 Apr 2016 OP

How interesting. SheilaT Apr 2016 #1

It seems a foregone conclusion that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #2

My education in political theory pretty much held that the B.O.R.'s rights... Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #13

I reject the notions of collective and/or individual so-called "rights" to guns. stone space Apr 2016 #3

But can you support such an assertion... theatre goon Apr 2016 #4

At my age, I offer mostly moral support for those actively struggling against the tools of violence. stone space Apr 2016 #6

So, the answer is no. theatre goon Apr 2016 #8

At my age... CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #17

In other words, you do nothing of substance to advance your cause of gun control Lurks Often Apr 2016 #18

Au Contraire! DonP Apr 2016 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #20

I'm amused by the near complete lack of support that one receives Lurks Often Apr 2016 #21

So, you you believe... Puha Ekapi Apr 2016 #7

What part of "I reject the notion" did you not understand? stone space Apr 2016 #9

Ok, I just wanted to see... Puha Ekapi Apr 2016 #10

Perhaps the confusion originates in the fact that you are unable to answer questions... Marengo Apr 2016 #29

re: "Guns are not a "right"." discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #11

I used the expression "negative" in regard government's restrictions and implied duties. Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #14

Always has been an individual, always should be. ileus Apr 2016 #5

Three important points... CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #12

It became murky when the representatives recreated the Miltias into the National Guard. jmg257 Apr 2016 #15

The Militia and the National Guard are not one and the same... CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #16

UNorganized Militia is a JOKE jimmy the one Apr 2016 #25

I take it... CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #28

feel good unorganized militia, mostly untrained armed rabble jimmy the one Apr 2016 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #36

All of which is entirely irrelevant to the simple fact that it exists. Marengo Apr 2016 #30

Linguistically, clearly individual. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #22

Let's say for a moment... CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #24

What good are rights not granted to the individual??? ileus Apr 2016 #23

Well - rights SECURED for the individual...I fixed it! :) nt jmg257 Apr 2016 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #26

such misconstruction of what's right before your eyes jimmy the one Apr 2016 #32

Let's take these one at a time tortoise1956 Apr 2016 #37

raccoons are scavengers discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #38

re: "Group or individual right?" discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #33

Very obviously individual, of course. N/T beevul Apr 2016 #34