(CLP) A Third Look at the Second Amendment

It is not easy to say anything new about the brief and polarizing Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but Thom Hartman has done so, based in part on the work of Sally E. Haden, in her book Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas. It seems that the specific language of the amendment, in particular the word "state" (which replaced "country" in an earlier draft), was designed by the framers for the express purpose of preserving slavery, which demanded constant policing by armed militias raised by the Southern states. Here's the news article:  http://truth-out.org/news/item/13890-the-second-amendment-was-ratified-to-preserve-slavery.