"Citizens fight guns with fists," screamed the
headlines of the Washington Times on June 6th, 1989,
when hundreds of unarmed Chinese pro-democracy
demonstrators were butchered by their own
government.
Citizens fight guns with fists
http://www.lepsa.org/The%20Second%20Amendment.htm

The Intent of the Founding
Fathers

John Adams

"Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual
discretion, and in self defense."

Samuel Adams

"The said Constitution [shall] be never construed to authorize
Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights
of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States,
who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms,"

Thomas Jefferson

"No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms."

"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who
are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such
laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the
assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent
homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater
confidence than an armed man."

James Madison

[ The Constitution preserves ] the advantage of being armed
which Americans possess over the people of almost every other
nation...(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people
with arms.

George Mason

"For embodying the people, a well regulated Militia, composed
of the Gentlemen, Freeholders, and other Freemen was
necessary to protect our ancient Laws and liberty from the
standing army."

Note: No confusion here about who the "militia" is, as opposed to who
the "standing army" is!

Noah Webster

"The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by
the sword; because the body of the people are armed, and
constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that
can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States."

"Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed;
as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme
power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword;
because the whole body of the people are armed, and
constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that
can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States. A military
force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but
such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for
they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire
the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears
to them unjust and oppressive."

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