I noticed the thread concerning the article ( http://truth-out.org/news/item/13890-the-second-amendment-was-ratified-to-preserve-slavery ) referencing the law journal article by Carl Bogus was locked. However, since that article is getting lots of eyeballs around the web, I thought I'd post a rebuttal...
Here's the original law journal article (1998): http://www.saf.org/lawreviews/bogus2.htm
This is a rebuttal: http://lawreview.byu.edu/archives/1998/4/kop.pdf (scroll down to p. 1522)
There is so much that is misleading in that law journal article. One example, after reading III. THE MYTH OF AN INSURRECTIONIST RIGHT from the Bogus article, compare it to the first section here: http://www.guncite.com/gc2ndcont.html
Incidentally here are some the the author's previous affiliations:
VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER, Washington, DC
National Advisory Panel, 1993-Present.
HANDGUN CONTROL, INC., Washington, DC
Board of Gov., 1992-93, Board of Directors, 1987-89.
THE CENTER TO PREVENT HANDGUN VIOLENCE, Washington, DC
Board of Directors, 1989-92.
http://www.law.gwu.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/CV/Carl_Bogus.pdf
Funny how this article: http://truth-out.org/news/item/13890-the-second-amendment-was-ratified-to-preserve-slavery fails to mention those affiliations. If some law journal article was penned by a former NRA board member, I think it'd be a different story.
Here's the original law journal article (1998): http://www.saf.org/lawreviews/bogus2.htm
This is a rebuttal: http://lawreview.byu.edu/archives/1998/4/kop.pdf (scroll down to p. 1522)
There is so much that is misleading in that law journal article. One example, after reading III. THE MYTH OF AN INSURRECTIONIST RIGHT from the Bogus article, compare it to the first section here: http://www.guncite.com/gc2ndcont.html
Incidentally here are some the the author's previous affiliations:
VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER, Washington, DC
National Advisory Panel, 1993-Present.
HANDGUN CONTROL, INC., Washington, DC
Board of Gov., 1992-93, Board of Directors, 1987-89.
THE CENTER TO PREVENT HANDGUN VIOLENCE, Washington, DC
Board of Directors, 1989-92.
http://www.law.gwu.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/CV/Carl_Bogus.pdf
Funny how this article: http://truth-out.org/news/item/13890-the-second-amendment-was-ratified-to-preserve-slavery fails to mention those affiliations. If some law journal article was penned by a former NRA board member, I think it'd be a different story.