Paris.

[Richard T. Eger]

Dear All,

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution 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."

Each state now has a National Guard. There no longer exists a rationale for individual citizens the right to bear arms. At the time this amendment was written, the U.S. had a very weak central government and had to rely on its citizens to come to its aid in defense of the U.S. through well regulated Militias which, today, is a role each state's National Guard provides.

Beyond this, let us continue to mourn the losses in France and to hunt down the perpetrators.

Regards,
Richard