"Little more can reasonably be aimed at with respect to the people at large than to have them properly armed and equipped . . . ."  Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist No. 29, Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, vol. 15, at 320.  Cited in The Founders' Second Amendment, p. 181.
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"That the hunting instinct is inherent with man is an accepted psychological fact: that the sport of shooting, as a natural sequence, was the original great sport of mankind is readily proved."  Diana of the Traps (Wilmington, Del.: Du Pont Powder Co., 1914), 1.

Image: 1904 Stevens Rifle Ad
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"John Hancock averred in his oration on the fourth anniversary of the Boston Massacre: 'From a well regulated militia we have nothing to fear. . . . They fight for their houses, their lands, for their wives, their children, for all who claim the tenderest names, and are held dearest in their hearts, they fight pro aris & focis, for their liberty, and for themselves, and for their God.' Hancock added that 'no militia ever appear'd in more flourishing condition, than that of this province now doth . . . .' " 

From The Founders' Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms, p.31. 

Portrait of John Hancock by John Singleton Copley.
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Shot this button buck at 140 yards with 7.5 Creedmoor cartridge in S&W M&P-10 rifle.  Our beagle went crazy!
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Thanksgiving Day, celebrated tomorrow here in the United States, has become focused on food and football.  At the very first Thanksgiving, that is the 1621 event in Plymouth that became the model for our Thanksgiving holiday, there was plenty of food.  But instead of football, the Pilgrims and Indians enjoyed some target shooting with their firearms.  Edward Winslow described the celebration in a letter to a friend in England:  "amongst other recreations, we exercised our arms, . . . "

For Winslow's entire quote, go to: https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-history 
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Consider this:  "If keeping and bearing arms was a 'right' only of 'the militia, when in actual service,' the Framers certainly would have so stated.  It would have been odd, when guaranteeing 'the right of the people to keep and bear arms,' had the Framers really meant 'the right of the militia to keep and bear arms when authorized and activated by the government.' "

From The Right to Bear Arms: A Constitutional Right of the People or a Privilege of the Ruling Class?, pg. 17.
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Regarding the Rittenhouse trial, yesterday's verdict by the jury that Kyle Rittenhouse was not guilty on all five counts was excellent news.  The day before, I had discussed with Dana Loesch ( @dloesch ) on The First TV the possible reason for the jury taking so long to reach their decision was they wanted to review all the facts carefully to make sure a not guilty verdict was correct.

The interview (about 2 minutes long) has been posted on "The First" channel with the title "MSNBC Banned From Rittenhouse Trial" (Nov. 18).  The direct link is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyKXHs1qUfo&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=TheFirst
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