These are rights guaranteed by the Constitution to both citizens and
non-citizens who live in the United States."
Never mind the grammatical error in the use of "right" in the
first sentence -- there is absolutely no
"special permit" requirement anywhere in the Constitution and
Bill of Rights.
Now, skip down to page 5:
"Amendment 2
Guarantees the right to have weapons or own a gun, though
subject to certain regulations. (Also called the right to
bear arms.)"
There is no provision for "certain
regulations" in the Second Amendment. The language of that Amendment
says the people's right to keep and bear arms "shall not be
infringed."
These statements about the Second Amendment
are false, and because they are knowing false statements, they are
lies.
In other words, he INS is propagandizing
prospective new citizens to embrace "gun control" as a
fundamental principle of our system.
This is what our Founding Father's and
others said about the Right to Own and Bear Arms.
George Mason, Framer of the U.S. Constitution, said, "I ask, sir,
what is the Militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public
officials."
President John Adams, reconfirmed Mason's words when he said,
"Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at the individual
discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny, or
private defense."
President Jefferson declared, "No free man shall ever be de-barred
the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right
to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against
tyranny in government."
Patrick Henry maintained, "The great object is that every man be
armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun."
President James Madison declared, "Americans need never fear their
government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americans
possess over the people of almost every other nation."
Samuel Adams declared, "The Constitution shall never be construed
to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States who are
peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."
In 1750, Jonathan Mayhew, proclaimed, "No civil rulers are to be
obeyed when they enforce things that are inconsistent with the commands of
GOD. All such disobedience is lawful and glorious."
Judge James Kent in 1830, said it best when he spoke these historical
words, "When government becomes so incompetent to fulfill its
purpose, or destructive to the essential ends for which it was instituted,
it is the right of the people to throw off such government."
Frederic Bastiat claimed, "If every person has the right to defend
- even by force-his person, his liberty, and his property, then it follows
that a group of men have the right to organize and support a common force
to protect these rights constantly." (THE LAW, Paris, 1850)
Congressman John Rarick stated, "The right to keep and bear arms
is the last stronghold of Constitutional Government. Its loss would herald
the final step - the final dissolution of the Republic and our
Constitutional Government." (Congressional Record, 92nd Congress, Oct
13, 1993)
In his report dated March 3, 1964, former FBI agent Dan Smoot wrote,
"A freeman must have the unrestricted rights to use personal weapons,
in the defense of his family, his home, and his own person, against any
kind of marauder be it a soldier of an invading army, an agent of an
internal political conspiracy. If a man loses his identity as a free agent
in a civilized country, he becomes totally dependent - and therefore,
ultimately a slave - upon centralized police authority for protection of
his life, liberty and property."
Bishop R.A. Brown said, "Freedom can only be won . . . the warfare
is continuous and each generation comes to the front to fight for it as
though the battle had just been joined."
Thomas Jefferson declared, "If a nation expects to be ignorant and
free, it expects something it cannot be . . . This country with its
Constitution belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they grow
weary of the existing form of government they can exercise their
constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to
dismember or overthrow it . . . The tree of liberty must be from time to
time with the blood of patriots and tyrants . . . Rebellion to tyrants is
obedience to GOD." (Editor's Note: Can this be possible if the
people are disarmed?)
Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace! - But there is no peace. The war is
actually begun! . . . Why stand we here Idle? What is it that Gentleman
wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be
purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, ALMIGHTY GOD! I
know not what course others may take; but as for me, GIVE ME LIBERTY OR
GIVE ME DEATH!" Patrick Henry