" Tom , John , You , and Me"

"A well regulated Militia , being necessary to the security of a free State , the right of the People to keep and bear Arms , shall not be infringed." Many years ago a group of men got together to ratify a document upon which the greatest nation in the world would base their principles and laws . This document has been lauded by every free thinking government on this planet as the standard for personal rights and freedom above any other written work short of the "Holy Bible" , which was an inspiration for much of this document's content. The beginning statement of my article today is the second amendment to this document. As you have probably figured out by now we are talking about the United States Constitution . It took nine years for this group of dedicated patriots to come up with a document which they all could agree on . Remember this was after the revolution in a time of peace . Some of the basic precepts of that document are now under assault by a segment of our society which believes this amazing work of individual freedom is out of date , no longer viable in the world of 2009. We have already seen attacks against our first amendment by those who feel honest dissent is "un-American"and alternative thinking is something not to be tolerated. Now our second amendment is under the microscope of those who fear an armed populous . Many times rising crime rates are cited as an argument to limit a citizen's right to possess firearms , but how many people really believe that a criminal would let the law keep him from finding a weapon , their is a plentiful black market of illegal weapons in this country. Those seeking unlawful weapons will have no problems in locating whatever they want , as they have always been able to do in the past. The foolish concept of taking weapons away from honest citizens only strengthens the position of the criminal. If you know anyone in law enforcement ask them how many confiscated weapons were legally owned and how many were not , you might learn something . There are hidden clauses in some impending legislation put in for the express purpose of infringing on your second amendment rights. As people living in a free society we must keep a watchful eye on any person or organization who wishes to make fundamental changes to our individual rights under the Constitution . I know Mr. Obama is a gun control advocate and I totally oppose his views on this subject, we must remember that Hitler , Stalin , Mao , and Sadam all took firearms away from their people when they assumed power . I will not give up my gun ! John Adams , Thomas Jefferson , Henry Clay , and many others , in whom I hold in much higher regard than our current president said I don't have to. Keep an eye on your rights America , Jefferson would have wanted it that way!