27 | May | 2022 | Micheline's Blog

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Guernica, Pablo Picasso, the National Rifle Association, the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the U.S., the Security of the State, Uvalde Texas

*Guernica* by Pablo Picasso *(Image credit: RMN-Grand Palais, Musée national Picasso-Paris/Mathieu Rabeau)* and the BBC

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The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows:

“A well regulated [sic] militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

The United States has a well-regulated militia, so “the security of a free state” is not endangered, except by those who misread the Second Amendment. If the goal of the Second Amendment is to promote the “security of a free state,” it forbids the wearing of deadly weapons.

In short, the insufficiently-controlled use of firearms has just led to the death of nineteen (19) innocent children and two (2) teachers. So, the American National Rifle Association could be described as a parallel government. The bearing of arms currently threatens the security a “free state” should promote. Proponents of the bearing of arms have become advocates of social disorder and great sorrow.

My love and sincere condolences to all who have lost a child or a dear one at Uvalde, Texas.

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Love to everyone 💕