In a battle for control in the Roman Empire, Etruscan king of Clusium, Lars Porsenna, in an attempt to quell any future

revolts, banned anyone from owning iron weapons. He was later overthrown by his own troops.

Both Oligarch and Tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of arms. Aristotle

Magna Carta
22. We are not to have the custody of an heir or of any land which is held from another by knight service on the pretext of some small serjeanty [agreement] held from us by service of rendering us knives or arrows or suchlike things.

Negro Slave Revolts in the United States, 1526-1850 August 21, 1831 Nat Turners insurrection Virginia
Nat Turner and a fellow slave bludgeoned their master and his family to death while they were sleeping and stole four firearms to enable their escape and have shortlived freedom.

The British realized that they could not control the people with only 2,000 troops in Boston. So they sought to eliminate the peoples ability to firearms and gun powder. On September 1, 1774, just before dawn, General Gage sent approximately 260 Redcoats up the Mystic River to seize several hundred barrels of powder from the Charlestown powder house and this became known as the Powder Alarm.

The British Crown had committed a number of acts of oppression against the American Colonists including the Stamp Act of 1765, the Quartering Acts of 1765 and 1774, and the Townshend Revenue Act of 1767, but one final act was too much to bear

On April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to seize weapons and munitions of the American Militia at Lexington and Concord. The ensuing battle marked the beginning of the American Revolution and our liberty.

A common claim by the liberals today is that the Founding Fathers would have never included modern military style weapons in the Second Amendment. The truth is that the people had not only the same weapons as the military, many of the cannons used by the American military were provided by private citizens who gave or loaned the Army their personal cannons.

"Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. 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."
--Noah Webster, An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, 10 October 1787

Forty years ago, when the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great-Britain, the British parliament was advised by an artful man, [Sir William Keith] who was governor of Pennsylvania, to disarm the people. That it was the best and most effectual way to enslave them. But that they should not do it openly; but to weaken them and let them sink gradually George Mason speaking at the Virginia Ratifying Convention

The said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms. Sam Adams, as reported in the Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, August 20, 1879.

The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its power, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution.

The Bill of Rights is approved. 2nd Amendment 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. Ratified December 15, 1791

Mr. ChairmanA worthy member has asked, who are the militia, if they be not the people, of this country, and if we are not to be protected from the fate of the Germans, Prussians, &c. by our representation? I ask who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers.
George Mason, June 16, 1788 Father of the Bill of Rights

As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people before them, may attempt to tyrannize, and as the military forces which must be occasionally raised to defend our country, might pervert their power to the injury of their fellow citizens, the people are confirmed by the article in their right to keep and bear their private arms.
Tench Coxe, June 18,1789

Americans need never fear their government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation. Gouverneur Morris

Laws that forbid the carrying of guns...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailant; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. Thomas Jefferson

On every question of construction carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed.

-- Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice William Johnson, June 12, 1823.

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain their right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson

The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment murdered 150-300 Lakota Sioux Indians including men, women and children and wounded an additional 51 at the Wounded Knee, South Dakota Reservation during an attempt to seize their firearms. Much like at Lexington, an unknown person fired a round which resulted in the massacre. The military killed 20 of their own in crossfire.

Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

The Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and eliminated.

The first attempt at federal guncontrol legislation, the National Firearms Act (NFA) only covered two specific types of guns: machine guns and short-barrel firearms, including sawed-off shotguns. It did not attempt to ban either type of weapon.

Germany established gun control in 1938.

This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future! ~ Adolph Hitler From 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and murdered.

China established gun registration in 1927 and banned private ownership in 1935. From 1927 to 1976, 30-45 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and bear arms.. The right of Citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proven to be always possible. Hubert H. Humphrey, 1960

Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000-200,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and killed.

The U.S. Congress began working on what would become the Gun Control Act of 1968. It is nearly word for word the same law that was adopted by Nazi Germany in 1935.

In 1971 Uganda initiated gun control. From 1971 to 1979 with first registering guns and then banning them, 300,000 Christians and political enemies were unable to defend themselves and were murdered.

The Khmer Rouge began gun registration in 1975.

From 1975-1979, 2 million educated people and political enemies unable to defend them-selves were rounded up and executed.

In 1994 Rwanda began registering guns and then began prohibiting them. This allowed them to kill 800,000 unarmed and defenseless Tutsi tribes people.

The Clinton Assault Weapons Ban was voted into effect by Congress for a 10-year period. It expired September 13, 2004. It banned the following:

Semi-automatic rifles able to accept detachable magazines and two or more of the following:
Folding or telescoping stock Pistol grip Bayonet mount Flash suppressor, or threaded barrel designed to accommodate one Grenade launcher

PRE-BAN NONCOMPLIANT

POST-BAN COMPLIANT

Changes: Smaller and welded flash suppressor or no flash suppressor, no bayonet lug, fixed stock.

Semi-automatic pistols with detachable magazines and two or more of the following: Magazine that attaches outside the pistol grip Threaded barrel to attach barrel extender, flash suppressor, handgrip, or suppressor Barrel shroud that can be used as a handhold Unloaded weight of 50 oz (1.4 kg) or more A semi-automatic version of a fully automatic firearm.

AP 9 NON-COMPLIANT

GLOCK 17 - COMPLIANT

9mm semi-automatic 20 round magazine - not allowed: barrel shroud and external magazine

9 mm semi-automatic 18 round pre-ban grandfathered magazine Threaded barrel

Semi-automatic shotguns with two or more of the following: Folding or telescoping stock Pistol grip Fixed capacity of more than 5 rounds Detachable magazine Revolving magazine

All are compliant because they are pump shotguns even though they all have 2 or more items prohibited for semi-automatic shotguns.

High Standard Model 10 12 gauge shotgun

No machine guns were banned in the 1994 Assault Weapons ban. They were only required to be registered per the 1934 National Firearms Act.

In 2004, a research report submitted to the United States Department of Justice and the National Institute of Justice found that should the ban be renewed, its effects on gun violence would likely be small, and perhaps too small for reliable measurement, because rifles in general, including rifles referred to as "assault rifles" or "assault weapons", are rarely used in gun crimes.

In Chicago, gun owners are required to have a Chicago Firearm Permit, which costs $100 and must be renewed every three years. Before getting the permit, the resident must complete a training course that includes at least four hours of classroom training and one hour of range time. Each gun must be registered with the Chicago Police Department at a one-time cost of $15 per gun, and an annual registration report must be filed every year. Gun possession is permitted only inside a dwelling, not in a garage or on the outside grounds of the property. Only one gun at a time may be kept in a usable state.

Federal Appeals Court rules that the State of Illinois total ban on concealed weapons by the public is unconstitutional. It is currently under appeal by the State of Illinois. Number of murders in Chicago in 2012: 534 Number of people shot in Chicago in 2012: 2,670

Chicago Murders 31

Chicago Shootings 109

http://crimeinchicago.blogspot.com/

If passed, Feinsteins Gun Ban would:

*** Ban the sale, transfer, importation, and manufacturing of 120 specifically named rifles, shotguns and handguns.

*** Ban the sale, transfer, importation and manufacturing of ALL firearms with a detachable magazine and at least one "military characteristic.
*** Ban the sale, transfer, importation, and manufacturing of magazines holding more than 10 rounds; *** Force owners of ALL "grandfathered" weapons to undergo an intrusive background check and fingerprinting -- treating law-abiding citizens like criminals; *** Force owners of ALL "grandfathered" weapons to federally register their guns after obtaining a permission slip from local law enforcement showing their guns are not in violation of state or local law.

There has never been a national registration of firearms that did not lead to the confiscation of those firearms. The most recent examples are Great Britain, Canada and Australia. People in those nations are pleading with Americans to not give up our right to keep and bear arms.

The true importance of the Second Amendment will not be fully understood, until they begin to usurp its power.

Thomas Jefferson

All laws which are repugnant to the Constitution are null and void. Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (2Cranch) 137, 174, 176, (1803)

Where rights secured by the Constitution are involved, there can be no rule making or legislation which would abrogate them. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 P. 491 (1966)

An unconstitutional act is not law; it confers no rights; it imposes no duties; affords no protection; it creates no office; it is in legal contemplation, as inoperative as though it had never been passed. Norton v. Shelby County, 118 U.S., 425 p. 442 (1886)

It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the Government from falling into error.

American Communications Association v. Douds, 339 U.S. 382, 442 (1950)

The general rule is that an unconstitutional statue, whether federal or state, though having the form and name of law, is in reality no law, but wholly void, and ineffective for any purpose, since unconstitutionality dates from the time of its enactment, and not merely from the date of the decision so branding it, an unconstitutional law, in legal contemplation, is as inoperative as if it had never been passed. No one is bound to obey an unconstitutional law and no courts are bound to enforce it. 16 Am Jur 2nd, Sec 177, late 2d, Sec 256 at 724

All persons are presumed to know the law, and if they act under an unconstitutional enactment of the legislature, they do so at their peril, and must take the consequences. Sumner v. Beeler, 50 Ind 341, 342 (1875)

Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the governments purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroach-ment by men of zeal, wellmeaning but with-out understanding. - Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438 (1928)

The following are excerpts from letters from two Oregon Sheriffs to Vice President Joe Biden regarding the proposed federal restrictions on firearms. There are more than these two that carry the same basic message.

I will not tolerate nor will I permit any federal incursion within the exterior boundaries of Grant County, Oregon, where any type of gun control legislation aimed at disarming law abiding citizens is the goal or objective. We live in a free society and firearms ownership and the right to defend ones self from becoming a victim of a criminal act or from a far reaching government attempting to enact laws that are unconstitutional. As Sheriff for Grant County, Oregon, I too will publicly state that I will refuse to participate, or stand idly by, while the people I represent are made into criminals due to your unconstitutional actions. Sincerely, Sheriff Glenn E. Palmer Grant County, Oregon.

Arms control has never been about the control of violence or the reduction of crime. It is about the control of people and loss of liberty resulting in greater government control of the people.