An Erie Times letter writer’s attempt to separate the Mundane’s from their guns, via Article 1 of the Constitution is a nice try but I believe flawed.

We must start with the idea that many founder’s did not want a standing army.  They feared it would be used against the citizenry.  They may have had some foresight.  The government’s (armed) drone surveillance, DHS ammunition stockpiling and FEMA camp construction end game has yet to be played out.  The founders also leaned toward a weak central government per the (preferred by some) Articles of Confederation.  The vision was no standing armies, just civilians available when called upon to repel foreign invasion, put down domestic insurrection and rogue governmental tyranny. The nation’s defense against enemies without and within was the various state militias. Read the rest of this entry »