One of my favorite 2nd amendment articles

A very entertaining and enlightening article. Thanks for posting the link! That should put to rest all the gabbers who say that the founding fathers never really intended to allow private citizens to own firearms.

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"Those who would sacrifice liberty in the name of security, deserve neither liberty nor security."
 
I've been subscribing for years. From what I've seen here most of you would enjoy the magazine. While some of the articles don't have much meaning for me (of course I could say the same of some of the posts here), the general Libertarian, anti-govt intrusion editorial practices make for great reading.
 
It's a nice article, but two of their quotes are fake.


------Fake Jefferson-------
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in Government.


-----Fake Washington-----
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under
independence. From the hour the Pilgrims landed, to the present day, events, occurrences, and tendencies prove that to ensure peace, security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable. The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference—they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."
 
Fake quotes? Now there's just no excuse for that. If you expect people to take your position seriously, you need to be scrupulously honest about it. We don't like it when antigunners use provocative incidents like Columbine, while ignoring crime statistics that show the successful use of firearms in defense against criminals. Crafting neat-sounding but fake quotes, IMO, is no better.

That is, of course, if the quotes really are fake. How did you know?
 
They aren't deliberately fake. The quotes have been attributed to them for years, but no one can find the original. It's almost a "cultural" thing, you know?
 
The Washington quote cannot be confirmed, and subsequtly must be considered fake. Too bad, it is a great quote, whomever came up with it.

I do not know about Jefferson's.
 
Fake quote? Reminds me of why I disliked my 'higher' education.

Professor: "Interesting concept. Who said that?"

MBG: "Me. I deduced it from examining the evidence and historic parallels."

Professor: "Original un-attributed thought! F!"

Point is, it is the idea that is valid, not the source. If GW or Jefferson didn't say it, don't credit them. But don't dismiss the idea.

I love the article, though. Can I quote it quoting the fake Washington?

Marty
 
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