The Hinge Pin of America's Liberty

Where do your rights come from?
Can your rights be taken away by legislation?
Who are "the People" spoken of in our founding documents?

Amendment II, U.S. Constitution:
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.

Now… where do we find the definition of the militia?

According to USC 10, Subtitle A, Part 1, Chapter 13, § 311(a) and (b); all males and females between the ages of 17 and 45, with certain exceptions, not currently serving in the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marines, the Coast Guard, the National Guard or the Naval Militia, are members of the unorganized militia. Here's the law...

United States Code: TITLE 10 , Subtitle A , PART I , CHAPTER 13, § 311 § 312. Militia: composition and classes

(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.

(b) The classes of the militia are—

(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and

(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.

§ 312. Militia duty: exemptions

(a) The following persons are exempt from militia duty:

(1) The Vice President.
(2) The judicial and executive officers of the United States, the several States and Territories, and Puerto Rico.
(3) Members of the armed forces, except members who are not on active duty.
(4) Customhouse clerks.
(5) Persons employed by the United States in the transmission of mail.
(6) Workmen employed in armories, arsenals, and naval shipyards of the United States.
(7) Pilots on navigable waters.
(8) Mariners in the sea service of a citizen of, or a merchant in, the United States.

(b) A person who claims exemption because of religious belief is exempt from militia duty in a combatant capacity, if the conscientious holding of that belief is established under such regulations as the President may prescribe. However, such a person is not exempt from militia duty that the President determines to be noncombatant.

Can there be any doubt after reading the law that the 2d Amendment is the legal basis for an unorganized militia of armed citizens?

The Second Amendment is the hingepin of all American liberties. Without it, you and I have no guarantee of our rights at all. I offer the following quote as justification.

“No free man shall ever be de-barred 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 Second Admendment isn't about owning guns for the sake of owning them. It isn't about punching little holes in a piece of paper. It isn't about hunting rights either. It is about protecting ourselves against tyranny in government. Is it any wonder then, that the premier right, that of self defense against tyranny is under assault by the socialist 'gun grabbers?'

Think about it...