Reply #110: several things [View All]

[TnDem]

First of all, Big Dawg did pass the crime bill in 1994...And then we lost dozens of seats in the next mid-term election because of the gun portions of that bill. Clinton ADMITTED that gun control was the reason. Now the so-called "assault weapons ban" has expired and we are non the worse for wear. That law did nothing and I won't rehash its ineffectiveness here. Remember the AWB was part of that 94 crime bill that fired Republicans up so much that we lost both houses of Congress. That in turn meant that Clinton had to limp through the rest of his presidency taking whatever scraps that Tom Delay would authorize. That also meant he was impeached, which would never have happened with a Democratic senate.

As to the meaning of the word "militia", I suggest you Google that word along with "definition" and see what some independent research will net you. You will find several quotes from the "federalist papers", (which were notes on the writing of the US constitution). These will proves that the army was not envisioned when the term militia was being discussed. The militia, was in fact, ALL able bodied people.