The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - origin of the "right to keep and bear arms"

TexasVet · August 21, 2002, 12:27 AM

The Brits may get their "rights" from the king, but our founding fathers recognized that rights were fundamental, not a "gift" that could be taken back at the whim of the next inbred tyrant. That (above post) way of thinking is one of the reasons we kicked their tails off our part of the continent.
We decided to be citizens, not subjects.

August 21, 2002, 12:27 AM	#2
TexasVet Senior Member Join Date: July 22, 2000 Location: DeepEastTexas Posts: 1,096	Not even close... The Brits may get their "rights" from the king, but our founding fathers recognized that rights were fundamental, not a "gift" that could be taken back at the whim of the next inbred tyrant. That (above post) way of thinking is one of the reasons we kicked their tails off our part of the continent. We decided to be citizens, not subjects. __________________ Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 68-70 You are What you do When it counts.