By Larry S. Moore

I hear the phrase "The Second Amendment isn't about hunting" repeated in various comments, articles, websites and blogs. It is being repeated so often that is has become an accepted fact. I'm more tired of hearing this than I was the old Wendy's commercial, "Where's the beef?" (okay I am dating myself). Some days I've heard it so many times that I wonder why I bother to be involved in Second Amendment issues. It seems I spend more time promoting/defending gun ownership than I do hunting. I was a hunter well before I was into guns or a defender of the Second Amendment. I am grey of head and long in the tooth enough to see that my days afield are numbered.

Okay, before everyone rushes out to lynch me or burn me at the stake, please stay with me. I understand that the phrase initially was coined to let politicians know that just because they donned some new camo and took a hunting trip it is not an indication they are a sportsman or understand gun issues. I took John Kerry to task for that during his presidential campaign hunting photo op in Ohio. And I've seen many other political mailings aimed at sportsmen or gun owners where models wear new clothes or pack guns afield in manners that are apparent they've never been there before the photo shoot.

By John Longenecker

As I have posted over the years, the Founders of this country defeated abuse of process as much as they defeated an army and a single person as the Sovereign. They learned from misery and tyranny what NOT to do. One thing was within their power, and that was to make certain things absolute. All they need do was declare it at the nation's inception, and they did; It rests in the words of art 'shall not be infringed.' How's that for Original intent?