How Far Are You Willing To Take It?
With the current political / legislative climate in this country, the riots in (not so) Great Britain, and some riots stateside... its got me wondering... how far am I willing to go for my 2A rights? Is a policy at work that effectively says "Thou shalt not carry a legally owned weapon on these premises" constitutional? A sign on a store's window (which in TX makes it "illegal" to carry there IF it is the proper sign). How far would you be willing to go? I think the vast majority of people on this site would agree that this country has gotten off track, but how do we get it back on track? Obviously, the 2A is only a small part of that, but does it start with that? How important to you is your 2A right to keep and bear arms? I am not a constitutional scholar, but I've heard some people argue that it applies to the militia - the modern-day National Guard. The NG is a part of the military, why would the NG need an amendment to the constitution to keep and bear arms? Back then, the "militia" was a farmer with a pitch fork, who, when needed to protect himself, his family, or his property, used a firearm to do so. He was the militia. He was not uniformed. He had not taken any oath. He fought for what he believed in - his family, his property, and his country. So in 2011... how have we gotten so far from that? It must have been pretty important to be included as a right of the people in the first set of amendments.
I digress... the current status of things has me very frustrated (with more than the restriction of 2A rights, but for the sake of keeping on topic with this forum, we'll stick to that discussion here). By allowing my company to restrict my right to keep and bear arms, am I part of the problem? How would/do you handle this?
NOTE: Let me be VERY clear - I am NOT advocating any violent action or anything of that nature in this discussion. I am simply expressing some thoughts (1A) about my 2A rights, and how I see they have become so restricted to us. The federal, state, county, or city governments, place of employment, retail stores, malls, restaurants, etc etc etc have all attempted to restrict our right. So, what to do about it? Peacefully protest? Run for office? I open the discussion to your thoughts and comments.