Brown Bess flintlock Musket, circa 1790
This flint musket is probably one of the muskets bought by Matthew Boulton to defend the Soho Factory, from possible attack by the mob in the Birmingham Riots of the 14th-18th July 1791.
Slave Patrol Militias. Huh? Makes sense though. It would be a way of controlling the enemy from within, won't it?
I did not know that. The meaning it has today is far different than that application of it's origin. Odd. I would think Judge Scalia would have thought it through a little more. Oh, well.
It just goes to prove, when it comes to the USA Constitution and it's Amendments there sincerely is no such thing as a Strict Constructionist. If one were to go by this interpretation, the Second Amendment could be struck down completely as antiquated as slavery no longer exists.
Tuesday, 15 January 2013 09:35By Thom Hartmann, Truthout | News Analysis
The real reason the Second Amendment was ratified, (click here) and why it says "State" instead of "Country" (the Framers knew the difference - see the 10th Amendment), was to preserve the slave patrol militias in the southern states, which was necessary to get Virginia's vote. Founders Patrick Henry, George Mason, and James Madison were totally clear on that . . . and we all should be too.
In the beginning, there were the militias. In the South, they were also called the "slave patrols," and they were regulated by the states.
