Text of the Second Amendment The “Second Amendment” is the second amendment (i.e., addition) to the original United States Constitution. The first ten amendments are collectively called the “Bill of Rights.” The text of the Second Amendment is: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the …
Why was the Second Amendment added to the Constitution? “The experience of the American Revolution, where a “well regulated Militia” of all armed and able-bodied citizens proved very important, combined with knowledge of other militias in history to influence James Madison and other Framers of the Bill of Rights to include the Second Amendment in …
History The NRA is the National Rifle Association. Some history of the NRA can be found on the organization’s “About” page: While widely recognized today as a major political force and as America’s foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the NRA has, since its inception, been the premier firearms education organization in the world. Some …
From Wayne LaPierre, NRA Executive Vice President: Help Fight the Socialist Wave “President Trump’s election, while crucial, can’t turn away the wave of these new European style socialists bearing down upon us … How about Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Bill DeBlasio, Andrew Cuomo, Corey Booker, Christopher Murphy and Keith Ellison … they hide behind labels …
Virginia House of Delegates speech by Nick Freitas On March 2, 2018, Virginia House of Delegates member Nick Freitas gave a speech that has since gone viral. It was a good, impassioned and well-reasoned speech. Please listen to the speech in its entirety before continuing to read this post. Some thoughts about the “two sides …