[John Sabato]

Evidently I am still not making myself clear to you Eric, you need to research the quote, and you would find it is actually a misquote.

I think the image is GREAT, but unfortunately, the quote is false

...if we cannot substantiate when and where something was said, then we can't prove that the quote is true... and if we can't prove that it is a true quote, then the statement is worthless in the fight for gun rights with our enemies...

Here is the research reference for the actual quote...By: George Washington.

"A free people ought not only to be armed but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well digested plan is requisite: And their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories, as tend to render them independent on others, for essential, particularly for military supplies."

Year: 1790
Context: First Annual Message to Congress

Notations:

Often Inaccurately quoted as: “A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.”


...The lesson I am trying to convey is that there are PLENTY of quotes from our founders that support our right to bear arms... but we must make sure that we only use those that we can prove are true, or we harm only ourselves when the truth comes out.

Here is an example of what I am talking about...a quote that we can PROVE actually took place:

By: Thomas Jefferson
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms… disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes… Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

Year: 1764, 1774-1776
Context: Quoted by Thomas Jefferson in Commonplace Book