"Doubtful, as I have seen it repeatedly on blogs, opinion pieces and social media over the last few months. "
Probable. It's not a real hard concept to understand. "Likely came from one of the gun advocate propaganda houses, and you just picked it up." The only gun advocate propaganda I use is the Constitution. It's the only one I need. "It is defending free speech as much as it defends the other amendments, including the 2nd, ..." That's not real encouraging. ". . .which appears to be the most important, at least by your views." It's one of the most important. Read this part of the Declaration of Independence and consider: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. "Who is funding the current campaign against gun control?" Who is funding the campaign for gun control? "And the argument against free speech for those who oppose gun control as well?" They are perfectly free to argue for gun control and they are. No one is stopping them from arguing that it is okay to infringe on the right to bear arms. If they want to do it the right way, they should amend the Constitution. "And just FYI, I am not a proponent of any of the gun control legislation . . ." Good for you. ". . . so once again you are making assumptions without facts." What assumption? I have never said you were a proponent or opponent of gun control. Once again, you are making shit up out of thin air. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:362723 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
