Editorials & Other Articles

and it shouldn't matter how the Supreme Court might rule in the president's favor; the Second Amendment would stand on its own, attempting to hold the union together under the Constitution.

The framers feared that a rogue president might attempt to use the forces under his command to invade a State and undermine its citizens. They felt that a well-armed citizenry could overpower any such attempts, utilizing their own well-regulated militias.