In Federalist Paper 46, James Madison wrote that the Constitution preserves "the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation...(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." "Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe," Noah Webster wrote in 1787. "The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States. A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears to them unjust and oppressive," he added. #defoorproformanceshooting #history #knowwhereyouare #emotionkills #dontvolunteer
