The AR-15 was designed by Armalite a defense contractor. It was born out of the failed AR-10 competition of 1957. The design was licensed to Colt which first sold AR-15's to the USAF for base security. Colt then sent a batch to the US Army for use in the field during the early stages of Vietnam and they were impressed with it. At the SAME TIME Colt introduced a civilian SPORTER model for public sale. When the US Army adopted it under the designation M-16 Colt was already selling them to the public.
The whole point of the 2A is a check against a tyrannical government. The Constitution is "we the people", not we the government. The 2A is simple and straight forward.
It has nothing to do with hunting, but that's another story.
The National Guard is not a "well regulated militia" either, it is a government military force primarily controlled by individual states under separation of powers.
The 2A allows us the right to "correct" our government when it trashes "our" Constitution. It is the hinge pin of the power of WE THE PEOPLE.
There is NO argument for limiting the RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE TO BEAR ARMS.
This whole argument is INANE.
The AR-15 was designed by Armalite a defense contractor. It was born out of the failed AR-10 competition of 1957. The design was licensed to Colt which first sold AR-15's to the USAF for base security. Colt then sent a batch to the US Army for use in the field during the early stages of Vietnam and they were impressed with it. At the SAME TIME Colt introduced a civilian SPORTER model for public sale. When the US Army adopted it under the designation M-16 Colt was already selling them to the public.
The whole point of the 2A is a check against a tyrannical government. The Constitution is "we the people", not we the government. The 2A is simple and straight forward.
It has nothing to do with hunting, but that's another story.
The National Guard is not a "well regulated militia" either, it is a government military force primarily controlled by individual states under separation of powers.
The 2A allows us the right to "correct" our government when it trashes "our" Constitution. It is the hinge pin of the power of WE THE PEOPLE.
There is NO argument for limiting the RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE TO BEAR ARMS.
Period!