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Tag Archives: second amendment
AN OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY & MEANING OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT
by Diane Rufino, May 2017 – June 17, 2021 INTRODUCTION – “No free man shall be debarred (denied) the use of arms.” – as proposed by Thomas Jefferson for Virginia’s Bill of Rights, 1776 The Federal Farmer (anti-Federalist author) in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd amendment, american independence, American Revolution, Boston tea party, Concord and Lexington, Diane Rufino, duty v. right, duty v. right to bear arms, English Bill of Rights, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, Great Britain, gun confiscation, Heller, Intolerable Acts, King Charles, King Charles II, King James II, Lexington and Concrod, Magna Carta, McDonald, Militia acts, Patrick Henry, second amendment, self-defense, self-protection, the right to firearms, the right to keep and bear arms, US Bill of Rights, William and Mary
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A Few Suggestions to Those Who Represent Us in the North Carolina General Assembly
by Diane Rufino, February 1, 2021 Government is best and most responsive to the individual when it is closest to them. We’re talking about the local, the county, and even the state level. This is where the individual and his … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, ammunition, checks and balances, Diane Rufino, education initiatives, election reform, Federalism, Liberty, limited government, NC Voter Integrity Project, NCGA, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, nullification committees, Project Vertitas, sanctuary state for liberty, second amendment, second amendment sanctuary state, state escrow accounts, state legislature, state legislatures, state manufactured ammunition, state sovereignty bill, state sovereignty resolution, Tenth Amendment, Voter ID
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MODEL Resolution to Recognize Second Amendment Supremacy in Counties
by Diane Rufino, January 2019 RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE SECOND AMENDMENT SUPREMACY in ___________ COUNTY A Resolution for North Carolina Resolution opposing any federal or state law that has the effect of restricting the individual right of a citizen of sound … Continue reading
The Second Amendment and Red Flag Laws: Understand Your Rights and Learn the Truth
by Diane Rufino, October 1, 2019 My professor at law school, Judge Andrew Napolitano, FOX News Senior Legal Analyst, wrote an excellent article on Red Flag Laws. Not only is this article spot on regarding the issues (unconstitutionality) of Red … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd amendment, Andrew Napolitano, Bill of Rights, Diane Rufino, District of Columbia v. Heller, inalienable rights, Judge Andrew Napolitano, liberty rights, palladium of liberty, red flag laws, Red Flag Laws (the dangerous urge to do something), right of self-defense, right of self-protection, right to keep and bear arms, second amendment, St. George Tucker, United States v. Miller, US constitution
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ANATOMY of a SUPREME COURT CASE: District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
(Photo credit: Median) by Diane Rufino, May 25, 2019 The case District of Columbia v. Heller is the landmark Supreme Court case decided in 2008, and written by the late great conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, which finally looked at … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd amendment, Adam Winkler, Alan Gura, Bill of Rights, Clark Neily, collective right v. individual right, Constitution, DC gun ban, DC gun control law, DC gun laws, Diane Rufino, Dick Heller, District of Columbia v. Heller, Don B. Kates, Don Kates, Gun Fight, gun rights, Heller opinion, history of second amendment, individual rights view of second amendment, Justice Scalia, McDonald v. Chicago, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Michigan Law Review, militia theory, militia theory of second amendment, NRA, original meaning of second amendment, originalism, Robert Levy, Scalia, second amendment, Shelly Parker, Supreme Court, the right to keep and bear arms
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Government Targeting Political Opponents (an American Story, thanks to Barack Obama)
by Diane Rufino, July 21, 2018 On Thursday, July 19, supporters of Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters showed up at her Los Angeles office and put on a very troubling and unpatriotic display. I suppose their conduct was either in line … Continue reading
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Tagged April 2009, collusion, conservatives, Constitution, DHS, Diane Rufino, FBI scandal, first amendment, FISA warrant abuse, FISA warrant scandal, free speech, government targeting conservatives, government targeting of political opponents, government tyranny, Homeland Security, interference in the 2016 presidential election, interfering in 2016 election, interfering in 2016 presidential election, IRS scandal, Janet Napolitano, Maxine Waters, Maxine Waters LA office, Maxine Waters supporters burn American flag, Oath Keepers, Obama, Obama and gun control, office of intelligence and analysis, Patrick Henry, rightwing extremism, Russian dossier, second amendment, Tea Party, Trump, tyranny
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A Proposed State Sovereignty Resolution to Re-Assert the Tenth and Second Amendments
by Diane Rufino, February 21, 2018 The following is a proposed State Sovereignty Resolution that I wrote and proposed to my legislators in the North Carolina General Assembly. I feel very strongly that the General Assembly should make it clear … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, 2nd amendment, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, federal gun control laws, firearms, gun control, gun control laws, guns, inalienable rights, interposition, NC State Resolution, nullification, proposed State Sovereignty Resolution, right of self-defense, right of self-protection, right to bear arms, second amendment, self-defense, state sovereignty, state sovereignty resolution, Tenth Amendment, unconstitutional laws
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Keep the Second Amendment Secure in North Carolina
by Diane Rufino, March 27, 2018 My appreciation of the Second Amendment and gratitude for the wisdom and insistence of our Founders and for the States who insisted that it was necessary to be included in our Constitution (or else … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, 2nd amendment, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, firearms, gun control, gun control laws, guns, Heller, Heller v. District of Columbia, interposition, McDonald, McDonald v. Chicago, model state sovereignty resolution, NC state sovereignty resolution, nullification, right of self-defense, right of self-determination, right to bear arms, Saul Alinsky, second amendment, self-defense, state sovereignty resolution, states rights, Tenth Amendment, unconstitutional, unconstitutional laws
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Making Sense of the Meaning and Intent of the Second Amendment: It’s Not Hard, Folks!
by Diane Rufino, May 24, 2017 “No free man shall be debarred (denied) the use of arms.” – as proposed by Thomas Jefferson for Virginia’s Bill of Rights, 1776 The Federal Farmer … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd amendment, Bill of Rights, Blackstone, Constitution, constitutional amendment, constitutional law, Diane Rufino, disarm, District of Columbia v. Heller, English Bill of Rights, fun rights, gun control, gun laws, gun rights, Heller, James Madison, McDonald v. Chicago, militia, Militia acts, natural right, natural rights, Patrick Henry, right to arm, right to arms, right to have and bear arms, second amendment, self-defense
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