The Second Amendment text that is so often quoted by gun supporters reads:

"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".

Organizations like the NRA claim that their "right to bear arms" is somehow sacred, being enshrined in the US Constitution.

Well, during my research on addiction, I learned that the Women's Christian Temperance Union, may God defend us from them, is still out there--fortunately in somewhat reduced circumstances.

Among their recent works is an appeal to the president to enshrine a definition of marriage (apparently it's only allowed to be one man and one woman) in the Constitution.

This sounds like something the NRA could get behind. And with the support of this large organization, perhaps the WCTU could again modify the Constitution to bring back prohibition. I'm sure the NRA would go for that.

Of course, there is one teeny tiny problem there. If the constitution can be tinkered with to protect marriage in a single form, or to forbid people to drink beer at football games, what makes the Second Amendment so inviolable?

Just a thought.


By the way, I typed the word "militia" into a search engine, and look what well-regulated organization popped up at #3 on the list. This group of course you may remember from the newsworthy activities of a now ex-member.

A sample:

" Buy more guns and ammo. Somebody tracks this kind of thing. I don't think I need to be urging "militia people" to buy more guns and ammo, but if your spouse/parent/whoever complains, then show them this column and say, "See, honey, I MUST buy this, because it says so in the militia newsletter/webpage." "

Lemme get that straight: "Don't let the government tell you what to do--let us"?