The Winston-Salem Journal Supports the Second Amendment, Kinda

No apologies: We support the Second Amendment — especially the “well-regulated” part that so many politicians and gun-rights activists ignore. We don’t support the Republican purge, at the NRA’s command, of reasonable restrictions that provide us all with some measure of safety, which leads to more deaths, for which these officials are never held to … Read more

Gould: Benitez is Wrong, the Founders Never Wanted Citizen Militias to be Armed

The preamble to the Second Amendment mentions service in a militia as a reason citizens have the right to keep and bear arms: “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.” In his ruling, Benitez builds … Read more

Martin: Actual, Effective Steps That Will Reduce Gun Violence in America

The quote of the day is presented by Guns.com. The purpose of the Second Amendment is to ensure a well regulated — which is to say, well supplied and well prepared — militia. We’re falling down on that responsibility. While there are more than 300 million privately owned guns in the United States there are also … Read more