Quote:"They're obvious weapons of choice for terrorists," said Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va. "They have no function in hunting, unless you're hunting humans."
..... Pity we do not have a Tench Coxe (or three) in Congress today.
"Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? . . Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birth-right of an American. . . . the unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people." - Tench Coxe