Before the 18th Century prisons were just a means for holding prisoners before trial rather than for use as 'punishment'. Sanctions for criminal behavior tended to be public events which included whipping, branding, physical torture and even execution. This was designed to shame the criminal and det...
"The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation; where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." ~James Madison. This quote from our 4th President (James Madison) illustrates there has been a struggle for gun owners throughout our countries history. Many of our founding fathers (Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Webster) and others spoke constantly about the importance of our citizenship, maintaining the right to liberty and to bear arms. In numerous speeches and writings, Thomas J...
