The Second Amendment is an instrument of government. It’s not about hunting or gun collecting or carrying your pistol into the saloon.

The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution doesn’t just say Congress shall not infringe the right to “keep and bear arms.” It specifically says that right exists in order to maintain “a well-regulated militia.” Even the late conservative Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia admitted those words weren’t in there by accident. Oh, and the Constitution doesn’t just say a “militia.” It says a “well-regulated” militia. ¹

Take the time to read the Federalist Papers No. 29. Are we too ignorant about what the framers of the Constitution were trying to tell us? It may take you an hour, but please read Federalist Paper No. 29 thoroughly.

And there’s a reason absolutely no gun extremist will ever direct you to that 1788 essay because it blows their baloney into a million pieces. ²

1. MarketWatch.com, Brett Arends, June 18, 2016 – Opinion: What America’s gun fanatics won’t tell you
2. MarketWatch.com, Brett Arends, June 18, 2016 – Opinion: What America’s gun fanatics won’t tell you