The control ratio between armed authority and unarmed citzenry
Is something like 80 to 1.....
in other words one soldier with a gun can completely control the activity of 80 civilians without a gun.
This is the kind of thing that gives Lefty an erection probably literally. it's also the kind of thing that demonstrates why it's a bad idea to have a totally unarmed citizenry. I give you Iran as a primary example of an oppressive regime that uses the control ratio in a negative way. I can guarantee you that if Iran had a second amendment you would not see the current rash of human Rights abuses taking place there at this moment in time. I can also guarantee you that the moment the left succeeds in destroying the second amendment but the United States will become a carbon copy of what you're seeing in Iran right now.
Jo
The military or police will obliterate your nerdy little militia if you ever rise up
We 'rose up' in 2016.
BTW...you should look up the meaning of 'militia'...and avoid using terms you don't understand.
a. “…well regulated militia…” Consider the sentence “Being a fisherman, Joe needs a boat.” Does this mean that Joe should only buy a boat if he fishes for a living? The reference to a militia is a reason why the people “When the words of the enacting clause are clear and positive, recourse must not be had to the preamble.” James Kent,
Commentaries on American Law, 1858 (Legal scholar and law professor at Columbia College)
In the Constitution, Congress is given the power “to promote the Progress of Science and the useful Arts” by enacting copyright and patent laws (Article 1, Section 8). Would you argue that every copyright work or patented invention must promote scientific progress and useful arts?
1792 Militia Act of 1792, setting forth standards for the May 2 Act, (1792 Militia Act of 1792 was passed by the Second Congress, allowing the president to call out members of the states militias.) including a]
each and every free able-bodied white male citizen of age 18 and under age 45… b] provide himself with a good musket,…bayonet and belt,… not less than twenty four cartridges.; c] exempting all elected officials and employees of the government.
George Mason, Father of the Bill of Rights: "I ask, Who are
the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers." (Jonathan Elliot, The Debates of the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, [NY: Burt Franklin,1888] p.425-6)
The Constitution gave Congress the power to raise and support a national army, and to organize “the Militia.” This is because an army didn’t naturally exist, while “the Militia” only had to be organized: it always existed. (See enumerated powers in Article 1,Section 8.)
The Supreme Court, in US v. Miller, (1939) “…militia system…implied the general obligation of all adult male inhabitants to possess arms, and, with certain exceptions, to cooperate in the work of defence.” It concluded that the militia was primarily civilians.
Today, federal law defines “the militia of the United States” to include all able-bodied males from 17 to 45 and members of the National Guard up to age 64, but excluding those who have no intention of becoming citizens, and active military personnel. (US Code Title 10, sect. 311-313)
[10 U.S. Code § 311 - Exchange of defense personnel between United States and friendly foreign countries: authority]
