Repeal the Second Amendment or Don't...Whatever

"We should probably start with defining what a ‘right’ is. A ‘right’ has the implication of defining what is ‘right’ vs. what is wrong. I’ll take this a step further and suggest that ‘virtue’ is similar… being far more inclusive… but often with less recourse. For example, it is considered virtuous to help someone in need… however ‘not helping someone in need’… is generally not considered a legitimate reason to use force against ‘the non-virtuous’ person.

Having a ‘right’, also generally implies the legitimacy of the use of force if necessary to respond to a violation. So, a person… with the ‘right to life’ that is attacked… is justified in using necessary force in response to that attack." -Ben Doolin at abolishgovernmentnow.com

The 2nd Amendment to the u.s constitution is nothing more than words on [1]paper. It is [2]partially a statement of fact, no different than "water is wet". It guarantees nothing, nor does it need to. Rights, natural rights are not debatable. One's "right" to self defense cannot be given.. or.. taken away.

If by some horrible accident (think scary thoughts) all copies of the bill of rights were destroyed, would you then think "Well I guess all those rights are gone now". Of course not. Then why would you think the same if the 2nd Amendment were to ever be repealed. Rights don't magically disappear because a group of people in DC "decide" they do.

"The 2nd Amendment gives us the right..." how many times have you heard that? I often wonder about the time prior to the 2nd Amendment being written, and how people ever got away with such criminal-ism, and how "holy words" written on [1]paper could have changed all that. People talk about the 2nd amendment as if it's a permission slip from the founders to own guns. It isn't...permission isn't freedom.

Believing that a "right" is only established because someone wrote it down is no more sane than believing a "wish" will only come true so long as you don't tell anyone about it after blowing out the candles on a birthday cake.

In 2013, Bill Buppert wrote an extremely thought provoking article entitled "Repeal the Second Amendment". Where he states...

"I am calling for repeal because I think every gun law on the books is wrong without exception and they all need to be eliminated so this appeal is rather lonesome and hails from an individualist perspective that is skeptical of all state power.... A movement to repeal would reset the entire conversation, bring honesty to the dialog since the stark reality of absolute disarmament would be imminent and possibly lead to revolutionary arborists tending the Tree of Liberty." - Bill Buppert

 

[1]Yes I'm aware that "paper" and "parchment" are different things.

[2]"A well regulated [3]Militia, being necessary to the security of a [4]free State....

[3]mi·li·tia

1. a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
A. a military force that engages in rebel or terrorist activities, typically in opposition to a regular army.
B. all able-bodied civilians eligible by law for military service.

Militia as mentioned in the constitution is not a group of armed men serving their own best interest and defending themselves of all enemies. It is defined as a group ordained by the government to be controlled by government.

[4]The term "free state" is an oxymoron. See @larkenrose for reference.