Monday, March 14, 2011

Second Amendment question

The Second Amendment reads as follows:
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Recently there have been lots of news reports about possibly regulating what kind of weapons and ammunition should be available for public purchase. And also what a struggle it is to try to pass such regulations.
I see lots of comments on these news sites about how important the last 4 words of the 2nd amendment are and that the second amendment should not be ignored.
Most comments state something similar to the following 
"What part of shall not be infringed do you not understand?"
I believe that the right to keep and bear arms is very important. And a person has the right to purchase and use a gun properly. 
However, if you are going to comment on the second amendment and stress last four words "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED", Should you not also keep in mind that we should all hold with the same importance the first 4 words of the second amendment? "A WELL REGULATED MILITIA"

Saturday, March 12, 2011

First Ride 2011

Hey I got my Harley out yesterday! Was about 45 degrees so I just dressed for the chill wind and took off.

The bike started up after the long winter nap with no issues.
I took off in the mid afternoon when the sun was still overhead and warmer. I was fine but my legs were cold. The old Jeans were a bit too thin for the task. So I didn’t get to stay out too long.. But boy was it nice to be out riding again!