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Tag Archives: self-defense
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 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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The Constitutionality of Federal Gun Control Laws
by Diane Rufino On January 16, 2013, President Obama signed 23 Executive Orders which he claimed are aimed at reducing gun violence. Now begins the initiative to bring his comprehensive gun control scheme to Congress. The cornerstone of … Continue reading
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Tagged arms, assault weapons, Constitution, Constitutional Convention, constitutionality, despotism, dual sovereignty, executive orders, federal courts, Federalism, Federalist Papers, Gage, gun ban, gun rights, Hamilton, Heller, Intolerable Acts, Jefferson, judiciary, Justice John Marshall, Lexington, Madison, Marbury v. Madison, McDonald, militia, NRA, nullification, Obama, protection, Robert Cooper, second amendment, self-defense, Supremacy Clause, Tennessee, Tenth Amendment, tyranny
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