Vermont BANS The Well Regulated Militia, Necessary To The Security Of A Free State

Dan Wos, Author of – Good Gun Bad Guy
Host of The Loaded Mic

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Vermont Governor Phil Scott recently signed legislation banning “paramilitary” or Militia activity.

The law prohibits a person from teaching, training, or demonstrating to anyone else the use, application, or making of a firearm, explosive, or incendiary device capable of causing injury or death that will be used in or in furtherance of a civil disorder. It also bans a person from assembling with others for such training, instruction, or practice. Violators could face up to five years in prison, a $50,000 fine, or both.

The problem with this new law’s definition is that it is based on future intent. Who will be determining intent?

Will Vermont residents be subjected to what members of law enforcement think they might do with their training in the future? This law seems to be based on hypothetical actions that haven’t happened yet. How can anyone determine if something “will be used in or in furtherance of a civil disorder?” Remember, this law doesn’t criminalize militia activity, but rather the training that may or may not be used during militia activity. Besides that, who will determine the definition of “civil disorder?”

It would seem, State Governments may be feeling the pressure they are getting in response to the unconstitutional gun laws they are attempting to implement across the Country. Several failed attempts at semi-auto bans, magazine capacity restrictions, and other laws have been shot down since the Bruen case created the “historical tradition” precedent.

Some may say it has been quite embarrassing for the gun grabbers and continues to reveal their unconstitutional behavior.

When we examine the results of gun-free zones, red flag laws, semi-auto rifle bans, normal capacity magazine restrictions, bump stock bans, pistol brace restrictions, and the forfeiture of social media accounts to acquire a carry permit, we see that these laws and restrictions do nothing to curb the activity of criminals. Who most often perpetuate violence due to the fact that the laws themselves work to make good people unarmed and helpless. We also recognize that the only people caught up in this spiderweb of restrictions are lawful American citizens, typically those who appreciate and want to preserve the freedom Americans fought and died for in the Revolutionary War.

The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was adopted in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights for the clear purpose of providing a check on congressional power under Article I Section 8 to organize, arm, and discipline the federal militia.

What part of, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State” does Phil Scott not like?

Our founding fathers not only made provisions to allow for Militia, but they also clearly stated that it was “necessary.”

Could this attempt at banning Militia training reveal the fact that the Government is not really looking out for the safety of Citizens but rather doing everything it can to prevent people from exercising the 2nd Amendment in the way it was originally intended?

In the Federalist paper-46, James Madison wrote that a militia of ordinary citizens would resist government tyranny. Madison also discussed what he thought to be an unlikely but possible scenario in which a tyrannical standing army emerged that was entirely at the devotion of the federal government. Madison assured that opposing that standing army would be “a militia amounting to nearly half a million of Citizens with arms in their hands officered by men chosen from among themselves, fighting for their common liberties…”

Anti-2nd Amendment activist Gabby Gifford from the “Gun Violence Prevention Group” revealed the quiet part out loud when she said;

“This is a commonsense policy that will help reduce the spread of dangerous, illegal, and anti-government firearms intimidation.”

It’s becoming crystal clear why government works so hard to implement gun restrictions on lawful American Citizens. The irony is if the government worked on behalf of the American Citizens rather than positioning them as the enemy, there would be no fear of lawful Americans rising up against tyranny.

The gun grabbers seem to have made their position clear. Many despise the fact that they can’t rule over the very people they represent. The Tyrants seem to be having a hard time holding back their true feelings when they create laws criminalizing the very text in the 2nd Amendment.

The 2nd Amendment is not a privilege. It’s your right.
Dan Wos
Author – Good Gun Bad Guy
Host – The Loaded Mic


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Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH

Well, I’m going to guess that Vermont is going to have more dead police.
I don’t know the specs, but I’ve read more then a few instances where a po-po has been attacked by a perp, and a citizen civilian has stopped by to render aid at the point of a gun.
Soooo…..no teaching, training, or demonstrating the usage of a gun?
If I stop to help the beleaguered officer, that shows “teaching, training, and demonstrating”. And I’D be the one to be arrested.
No thanks, you’re on your own.
Another fine “demonstration” of The Immutable Law of Unintended Consequences.

Ledesma

The blue boy ticket pushers already have black America waiting for um’ in the weeds. They’ll never be happy until the rest of the nation feels the same way!

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CaptainKerosene

It is unintended. It has been Bernie for decades.

Green Mtn. Boy

A violation of the second amendment, sad to say but Vermont has more marxist’s who aren’t Vermonters than native Vermonters,sadly Vermont is lost,

swmft

new yak and mass trash , was once a great place to be every one was carrying…farmers growing corn gave permission to hunt on their land to protect crops..if you were not local better have family they know every outsider was viewed with suspicion.. just not enough to keep out the leftists..

Wass

Hard as it is to believe, late 1940’s bestseller, “Inside USA”, by noted journalist, John Gunther, rated Vermont, “the most solid Republican and conservative state”.

Shotsmith

“Well regulated” is a term for well trained.

Laddyboy

In the vernacular of the day, “well regulated” ALSO meant the equipment was maintained and kept in good working order.

DDS

The debate about the meaning of “well regulated” is the reason why David E. Young set out to collect as many founding era documents as he could in order to get a better understanding of the topic, and to be able to refute some of the nonsense often seen in the press. He published the results in two books, the first of which is his collection of those documents and has been cited many times in briefs filed in Emerson, McDonald, and Bruen, just to cite a few cases. https://www.amazon.com/Origin-Second-Amendment-Documentary-Commentaries/dp/0962366439 The second book is more like a historical summary of… Read more »

RAS

Up until the 90’s, this would have been unthinkable in the state of Vermont. As the old Vermonters move or died, and taxes forced farmers to sell off large parcels of land, the liberals from NY and MA. started buying up those farms and moving from MY to Vermont. Along with them they brought their ideology and posted the land from hunting and fishing. Just like other states in NE, they slowly turned Vermont into NY and MA. Taxes went higher, freedoms were attacked and they slowly turned Vermont into California. As for gun control, Vermont had a permit less… Read more »

Laddyboy

Agreed. Americans were WARNED by Benjamin Franklin when he told a lady what was done in the meeting. You now have a REPUBLIC, IF you can keep it!!

J.galt

Get the militia together and remove (and hang) the constitutional traitors.

This is why EVERY POLITICIAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO LIST A HOME ADDRESS WHERE THEY RESIDE IN THE DISTRICT!

This is treason against the constitution,

This is oath violation,

There has to be serious financial and liberty consequences for crossing your fingers when you take the oath to protect and defend the constitution against enemies

Rowboat

Sadly, the transition of the North Eastern states to a Democratic Socialist Peoples Republic of New England is almost complete. When Pennsylvania folds, the changeover will be complete. It is now a foreign country where the United States Constitution is trampled on.
Battle lines being drawn .

PMinFl

The “Thought Police” had to start somewhere, now we are witnessing the future.

Mac

These tyrants should not fear the weapon, they need to fear the person wielding it.

HLB

And in this way, we are apprehensive of the tyrants.

HLB

Boom

See…, Music gets it….

Yote Hunter

Comrade Bernie land.
So, what else can you expect?
New England: the cradle of Marxism in America.

ridgeview

The anti 2A groups are attacking at the state level. These same infringements can happen to any state.Things can change in one voting cycle or mass incident.

jukk0u

“…these same infringements ARE happening in EVERY state”
FIFY.
Some states are more resistant to the attacks than others, but they are being assailed nonetheless.

Laddyboy

“But freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. The only way they can inherit the freedom we have known is if we fight for it, protect it, defend it and then hand it to them with the well taught lessons of how they in their lifetime must do the same. And if you and I don’t do this, then you and I may well spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it once was like in America when men were free.”— President… Read more »

Courageous Lion - Hear Me Roar - Jus Meum Tuebor

MARXISM is EVERYWHERE in the land of the fee and the home of the slaves and has been for a long time. WE need to figure out how to get back to the way it was BEFORE the take over of our homes, businesses, driving rights, taxes, money…ETC. Communism- AMERICAN Style!If all 10 planks are in force and effect…is the USA Communist???

hippybiker

Anyone who doesn’t understand how a Totalitarian system works, please read two books by Philip K. Dick.one is “Minority Report” and the other is “Radio Free Ablemuth.” Then, you might get an inkling! The word state in the Second Amendment is and always was not capitalized! Please refer to an Webster’s Unabridged! There are several pages referring to the word state!

Pa John

“A well regulated militia, BEING NECESSARY to the security of a free state” (of existence) “, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”

Sam in New Hampshire

Pa John, Your interpretation of the word “state” in the Second Amendment to mean “state of existence” is thought-provoking, but if you consider the writings at the time of the Founding — including the Declaration itself, but also the Federalist and anti-Federalist papers — the word was almost always used to mean a political body of people attached to the land, more like what we would now call a “nation” (from the Latin for “birth,” as in “native,” referring to where you were born). The Declaration announced the transformation of the colonies of Great Britain into independent but united states.… Read more »

hippybiker

Ah, yes. We’ve got another one who can see. Well stated. I’ve always used the term “A state of Freedom.” Same as.

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BigRed

This of course, is illegal in america. It is the blatant institutionalization of tyranny. It says that no man or group of men can challenge the government’s abilty to walk on them however the government see’s fit. This goes against the very core principles our country was founded on, not just the written law.
It also begs the question… Why? When has the government of vermont accrued any damages from militias in 247 years? So why would they be concerned? What kind of tyranny are they preparing to inflict?

Courageous Lion - Hear Me Roar - Jus Meum Tuebor

Watch how fast militias form if the psychopathic control freak parasites try to start something.

Oh, they’ve already started something and 1/2 of Americans stood by and did nothing with the other half supported it. They fully know we’re sheep now and the Jan 6 affidavits stamped it.

Laddyboy

This UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAW was passed as a “law” in order to SHUT DOWN a 30 Acre Privately owned property where SHOOTING of guns was being contested by the ANTI-AMERICAN, GUN-HATING, FREEDOM HATING CONTROLLERS! One needs to look at the background of this “law”.

jukk0u

Well, legilatewhores in VT may as well scratch “freedom” from the state motto.

Courageous Lion - Hear Me Roar - Jus Meum Tuebor

Good one! This one was posted on LewRockell.com a while back. It is also at Substack which I would hope most of the folks on here would come and subscribe to my rants. Those Forgotten and Ignored 13 WordsWhy we need our citizen militias back… Referred to in modern times as an individual’s right to carry and use arms for self-defense, the Second Amendment was envisioned by the framers of the Constitution, according to College of William and Mary law professor and future U.S. District Court judge St. George Tucker in 1803 in his great work Blackstone’s Commentaries: With Notes… Read more »

shiftless

Want to see an example of a “well regulated militia?” Search for three ranks volley fire video. It takes some time to find but it is well worth it. You might find a video of two ranks volley fire from the movie Zulu as well. The Brits in Zulu are shooting breachloading single shots. The three ranks volley fire troops are using muzzleloaders and their rate of fire is amazing.

Rodoeo

Jesus.. here we go… unbelievable. This give them free rein to label anyone an ‘insurrectionist’.

Courageous Lion - Hear Me Roar - Jus Meum Tuebor

I knew this was going to happen. The movie “Minority Report” has been moved from the Sci Fi genre to the Documentary one. Welcome to 1984 a bit late.

CaptainKerosene

No surprise. Vermont has elected a dedicated Communist for 60 years.
And the hellholes have been moving to Vermont and New Hampshire and bringing their slavery with them.

TGP389

Once the NYCers discovered there was no barrier around their cesspool, they started sliming their way into New Hampshire and Vermont. Consequently, those states have become east coast analogues of Washington and Oregon. Sad to say, they’re beautiful states, but their in the hands of the enemy now.

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ScottieMack

Null and Void right from the get go. Ignore it and take back your state!

Laddyboy

IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN; IT IS the RESPONSIBILITY of EACH STATE to TEACH their Citizens HOW to cooperate in a MILITIA MANEUVERING!

RichDD

I used to think on the hierarchy of which cities and states should fall first, would be DC, and NY in that order.
Now I’m afraid Vermont now tops them.

hippybiker

If I’m not mistaken. The Militia Clause is specifically written into Article 1 of the United States Constitution! That would be The Law of the Land! Please correct me if I’m wrong!
For those who think the National Guard is the Militia, you be wrong! The National Guard came into existence in the early 20th century!

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DDS

The militia pre-existed the Constitution of the United States. The meaning in common use at the time of the founding was a military body consisting of all free males capable of bearing arms in the field. Before I am beaten soundly about the head and shoulders, I am well aware that African American slaves and indentured servants did sometimes take part when militia units were engaged during the Revolutionary War. The militia clause was included in the Constitution, but was a controversial item objected to by many Anti-Federalists. Since a law cannot overrule language in the Constitution itself, the law… Read more »

DDS

Under the Articles of Confederation, acts of Congress could be and were overruled by state law. States could ignore taxes levied by Congress, and they did. States could ignore treaties ratified by Congress, and they did. States could even ignore other states where they disagreed, and they did. Among reasons why the States threw out the Articles of Confederation, and replaced it with the Constitution of the United States is that under the latter, state law was to be overruled by Federal law. IOW, whatever Vermont chooses to do with respect to the militia would be overruled by this: 10… Read more »

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Courageous Lion - Hear Me Roar - Jus Meum Tuebor

state law was to be overruled by Federal law. ” ONLY if the state law was not made in PURSUANCE of Federal Law. The feds CANNOT overrule a state law that is made in pursuance of the Constitution without them violating the very document they are sworn to uphold.

My bad….

I should have said that Federal law overrules state law WHEN THEY ARE IN CONFLICT.

TStheDeplorable

Oregon democrats are trying to pass the same law here.