Real Iowa

Let’s clear something up:  The Second Amendment is not about having firearms for hunting, nor for self-defense – though these are both legitimate uses of our right to keep and bear arms.

When the founders adopted the Bill of Rights, they had just been through a long struggle against what had been their recognized government.  King George and the British Parliament began with unpopular taxes.  They continued with the dismantling of the colonies’ self-rule.  Eventually this tyrannical government in a far-off capitol marched its armies on Lexington and Concord to confiscate the American stores of powder, shot, and weapons.
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