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A Page of links to Articles
Still quite an old page but a useful starting point for finding some of the more important items and index pages - enough perhaps to start your digging! Many old style pages are likely to come up.Go and check out the Articles Page, still titled "Commentary". If you find any problems and dead links regarding our older material please email us with your link or other problem information.
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The JPFO Freedom Flyer
This celebrates the 24 years of JPFO up until 2011 plus. Visit the Flyer web page by going here, also click on the adjacent thumbnail to see a larger image of the Flyer (available as a printable PDF). This is now an updated Flyer along with its chronological achievements review. Associated relevant links for each year are shown on the site page. The JPFO site began in 1999 but prior to that, the organization had achieved much with various publications including "Gun Control" Gateway to Tyranny and the beginnings of the "Granpa’ Jack" booklet series.
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The JPFO Campaigns Page
Way back, Aaron Zelman instigated campaigns to educate and inform, which included as with the BATFE, an attempt to expose its out-of-control core of abuses and flagrant disregard for constitutional integrity. The "Dial 911 and Die" book is just one example of exposing the many misconceptions surrounding ‘Police Protection’. In more recent times, award winning videos have added to the mission of education.Visit the The Campaigns Page to see the thrust of JPFO’s efforts over the years to educate and create change.
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JPFO’s Network Page.
Another older page but one with a few links intended to point towards areas more outside of the JPFO main stream. It includes a link to a ‘Forum’ page where you may wish to submit us an article, Jewish world population from 2006, a link to help you sign up for alerts, external links, and our business directory.Check out this light-weight "Networking Page" and you may find some useful information.
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JPFO Freedom Music.
We have a number of Freedom oriented sound files - mostly songs, but also including a reading of the Bill of Rights. Some of the earliest items were made by Aaron's son Jeremy and over time since then we have received a few more from various sources.These all have copyright to some degree by default but they are freely available for download and distribution, for non-commercial use. To download any of these files go to the main page, but we do also offer these files set up in a freedom music player, such that you can listen here on JPFO. We hope you can enjoy some of the inspirational, as well as fun music tracks.
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Talkin’ to America, the audio files.
August 2005 saw the beginning of this exclusive JPFO feature. It has comprized interviews with people within, for the most part, the Second Amendment community and supporters of The Bill of Rights, and more often than not interviews were carried out by Aaron Zelman himself. The end result was an MP3 soundfile for download or utilizing as a Podcast with iTunes or similar.Since Aaron’s passing in December 2010, there has been a temporary hiatus but it is planned to bring this back to life again. There are a great many items worth listening to and so, take a tour through the Talkin’ to America pages and familiarize with all the material on offer.
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The JPFO "About Us" page.
JPFO explains its origin and mission to give you a feel for why the site exists and its primary aims. Visit About JPFO and learn more about the organization.To realize the achievements brought about by Aaron Zelman during 20 years, be sure also to see the "Freedom Flyer" page - a great place to start exploring JPFO.
In its mode of more recent new-look presentation, JPFO still has all material available but older archived items will often come up in the previous site format, which does not however compromise the availability of actual information.
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The Open Letters Index
JPFO has over time written many open letters, and while it is often difficult to gauge their impact - in the end the sending of a (usually strong) message across a wide audience is the main objective. Just perhaps sometimes these are seen by people who either pause for thought, or even gain an understanding of an issue. Some letters came from other authors but are shown due to their relevance and importance.Go to the Open Letters Page page where you'll find a list of many letters both written by JPFO and others and accumulated over time. Find time to read as many as you can (most may be on the old site format).
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An index page for Bill of Rights items.
JPFO's material on the Bill of Rights is broad and considerable. In order to try and facilitate visitors being able to find most relevant material it seems logical to try and provide a starting point, with links to the various and numerous pages JPFO has, thus an index pageGo to the Bill of Rights Index page where you'll find a substantial list of articles relevant to the American Bill of Rights. Many may be on the old site format.
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Site Links Alternate Option
In our newer look site layout we have tried to put significant emphasis on navigation. The content is large after many years and so some things can be hard to find, but it is hoped that the top menu bar and left column flyout menu will cover most needs adequately. In order to give yet another option we have the links repeated on a separate page.Go to the "Site Links Various" page where you'll see a simple "tree" structure, giving a quick look at the most important choices.
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JPFO’s Membership and Donations Page.
This will take you to our Membership and Donations page within which you can find out how to join JPFO and also make a donation to assist with its continued successful operation to preserve our rights.As always funding is crucial to maintain the organization and so all help is greatly appreciated, however modest. We offer a few options for this, which includes a printable form approach using a downloadable PDF file, or a secure on line method via our JPFO Store.
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The JPFO Handbills Page
Over time JPFO has taken a graphics approach to reinforcing certain mission intensive issues, by generating handbills that people can print out and pass around.These usually amplify a message towards those in power who wish to see law abiding people disarmed. More recently these have been additional to strong open letters.Go check out the handbills page, the most recent additions are at the top of the page.
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JPFO Videos and Books
JPFO has been prolific over the years with publishing major book titles such as "Dial 911 and Die", "Gun Control, Gateway to Tyranny" and the very popular "Granpa' Jack" booklet series. Then also producing award winning films such as "2A Today for The USA", "No Guns for Negroes", and more recently "No Guns for Jews" .Go to our films and books page to browse - the book listing is lower down the page.
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JPFO’s Tribute to its Founder
On December 21st 2010, JPFO’s Founder Aaron Zelman passed away. It was both a tragically sad loss, as well as a blow to suddenly feel almost leaderless. Aaron’s mission however is still alive and well as we have picked up the pieces and strive to continue and further the cause with vigor and determination towards even greater achievements.Even if you are new to JPFO, Read our tribute, as you will learn much about the origins and purpose of JPFO, and the man who gave it life. A suitable companion to this tribute is "The JPFO Freedom Flyer", which was a celebration of JPFO’s 20th anniversary.
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The Rabbi’s Pages Index.
Rabbi Dovid Bendory is the JPFO’s Rabbinic Director, and since the passing of Aaron Zelman in 2010, has magnificently filled the gap regarding the Jewish aspect. He is a man of great energy and integrity - also known as "The Gun Rabbi" - and is passionate about the right of self defense. JPFO is fortunate to have his considerable wisdom and enthusiasm.Visit The Rabbi’s Pages Index and check out the various articles, which include cutting-edge open letters.
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The Gang Movie
This deep digging documentary movie was released in 2007 and runs 85 minutes. It contains material that many would find hard to believe, as it exposes the abuses and inconsistencies of the out-of-control agency BATFE.Purchase a copy from the JPFO store, learn the facts, and then pass that information on to those who might have any doubts. Current events concerning the "Fast and Furious" debacle, otherwise known as "Gun Walker" just amplify the degree of corruption that exists. Go visit the Gang Movie Site and learn more. You can also see a short trailer here on JPFO.
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The JPFO Alerts Archive.
JPFO sends out periodical alerts to notify you (if signed up) of new items - articles, news etc. It’ the ideal way to stay informed. Links at the top of the page can take you back over a decade!Check out the Alerts Archive" page - browse through the many alert subjects and at the top of the page, sign up for our free email alerts (look for the box shown to the left here as a thumbnail).
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The JPFO Help Page.
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The 2A: Constitutional Right or a Governmental Wrong?
By Robert Greenslade, Nitwit Press, February 2013
Article originally posted at The Tenth Amendment Center.
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The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School has once again thrust the Second Amendment into the spotlight. Supporters of the Amendment claim they have a constitutional or Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Opponents counter that even if that were the case, the federal government was granted the general power to place restraints on the right. Both of these assertions are based on a misconception concerning the intent of the document known as the Bill of Rights.
When the Bill of Rights was submitted to the individual States for ratification, it was prefaced with a preamble. As stated in the preamble, the purpose of the Amendments was to prevent the federal government from "misconstruing or abusing its powers. To accomplish this, "further declaratory and restrictive clauses" were being recommended. The Amendments, when adopted, did not create any so-called constitutional rights or grant the federal government any power over individual rights; they placed additional restraints and qualifications on the powers of the federal government concerning the rights enumerated in the Amendments.
If the Second Amendment is read through the preamble, we find it was incorporated into the Bill of Rights as a "declaratory and restrictive clause" to prevent the federal government from "misconstruing or abusing its power" to infringe on the people's right to keep and bear arms.
Another way to understand the original intent of the Second Amendment is re-write it through the preamble:
"Because a well-regulated Militia is necessary to the security of a free State, the federal government is expressly denied the power to infringe on the people's right to keep and bear Arms." (EN 1)
In the authority's opinion, the preamble and original intent of the Amendments has been suppressed by the institutions of government because it would expose their usurpation of power and perversion of Amendments contained in the Bill of Rights.
By advancing the myth that the Amendments grant the American people their individual rights, the federal government has been able to convert enumerated restraints and qualifications on its power into legislative, executive, judicial and administrative power over individual rights. The federal government claims it was granted the constitutional authority to determine the extent of the individual rights enumerated in the Amendments and/or impose "reasonable restraints" on those rights. This assertion is absurd. The federal government does not have the constitutional authority to ignore, circumvent, modify, negate or remove constitutional restraints placed on its power by the Amendments or convert them into a power over the individual right enumerated in the particular restraint.
A denial of power or an enumerated restraint on the exercise of power is not subject to interpretation or modification by the entity the restraint is being imposed upon. The restraints imposed by the Amendments, which were adopted 4 years after the Constitution was ratified, override the legislative, executive, judicial or administrative powers of the federal government. If this were not the case, then the restraints would be meaningless because the federal government could simply circumvent, modify or remove them. Why would the States have requested and adopted enumerated restraints on federal power, subsequent to their ratification of the Constitution, if the federal government possessed the authority to nullify them?
When the federal government infringes on one of the rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights it is not violating anyone's constitutional rights; it is violating the additional restraint or qualification placed on its power by the particular Amendment where the right is enumerated. The distinction between rights and restraints is critical.
As stated in the Declaration of Independence, the American people have unalienable rights that come from a higher source than government or a written document. By acknowledging that people have natural rights, which are bestowed by a creator, the Founders laid the foundation for the principle that government does not have the lawful authority to take away or infringe on those rights. This principle was incorporated into the preamble and structure of the Amendments to secure individual rights from government encroachment; that is why they were designed and imposed as restraints on the exercise of power.
If the individual rights of the people had been created by the Constitution or an amendment to the document, then they would cease to be unalienable because the right would depend on the existence of a document. If the document or a provision of the document disappeared, so would the right. The belief that individual rights were created by a written document has opened the door for the federal government to claim the power to define the extent of any right enumerated in an Amendment. This has transformed constitutional restraints placed on federal power into subjective determinations of individual rights by the institutions of government. By failing to understand the difference between amendments that create rights and amendments that impose restraints on government, the American people are watching their individual rights vanish as they are reduced to the status of privileges bestowed by government because the constitutional restraints placed on federal power are being replaced by government decree.
Opponents of the Second Amendment always try to diminish the right enumerated in the Amendment by asserting that rights are not absolute. This is just another straw man argument because the Amendment is about imposing a restraint of the powers of the federal government concerning a right: not granting a right or defining the extent of a right. In addition, a review of the Second Amendment shows that the restraint imposed by the Amendment does not contain any exceptions.
If firearms owners continue to use terms like "constitutional right" or "Second Amendment right" to describe the right to keep and bear arms, the federal government will continue to violate the restraint and assert the power to impose general restraints on the right. In order to begin correcting the perversion of the document known as the Bill of Rights, supporters of the Second Amendment need to use the term "Second Amendment restraint" to describe the purpose and effect of the Amendment.
By using correct terminology, supporters of the right to keep and bear arms can change the dynamics of the debate. For example. What would be the response if the firearms community made the following statement when discussing the issue: "We do not have a constitutional or Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. We have the right to keep and bear arms and that right was secured from federal encroachment by the additional restraint imposed on federal power by the Second Amendment." Not only is this statement constitutionally correct, but it could also transform the debate into a teachable moment that goes beyond the Second Amendment.
The preamble to the document known as the Bill of Rights is the key to resurrecting the original intent of the Amendments. Since the stated purpose of the Second Amendment was to place an enumerated restraint on federal power, that government does not have the general authority to impose restraints on the right enumerated in the Amendment because the Amendment placed a constitutional restraint on the federal government.
Endnote 1 -The word "because" can used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a dependent clause. The first part of the Second Amendment is a dependent clause because a well-regulated militia is dependent upon the people's right to keep and bear arms not visa versa. Therefore, it is, and would have been acceptable to use the word "because" at the beginning of the Amendment This change maintains the intent and sentence structure of the Amendment but makes it read in a manner that is more in tune with modern sentence structure.
Article originally posted at The Tenth Amendment Center.
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