Thom Hartmann 
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SOURCE: The Root
1-21-13
Paul Finkelman: 2nd Amendment Passed to Protect Slavery? No!
It serves no purpose to make historical arguments that are demonstrably wrong, misleading and inconsistent.
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SOURCE: Truth-out
1-15-13
Thom Hartmann: The Second Amendment was Ratified to Preserve Slavery
"The real reason the Second Amendment was ratified, and why it says "State" instead of "Country" (the Framers knew the difference - see the 10th Amendment), was to preserve the slave patrol militias in the southern states."
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