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Written by Rep. Jenn Coffey
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We are a grassroots national organization with representation in all 50 states. Second Amendment Sisters, also known as SAS, was formed in response to the Million Mom March. It was our founders’ belief that the Million Moms should not and would not represent all American Women.
Founded by 5 women from across the country, SAS has now grown to thousands of members across our Great Nation. We have taken on many functions. We teach and advocate for women to have the right to life - that is, we work to protect our basic human right to self-defense. Our members span the ages from the very young to the mature.
Looking forward it is vital to know your rights and most importantly your Constitution. In a day when our Constitution is viewed by some as nothing more than an historical document, we must work to preserve and protect it in its entirety. I have often heard people say the 2nd Amendment protects the rest, and that has never been truer given the climate in which we are now living. Various pieces of legislation are finding their way though both the federal and state governments across our great nation. I implore you to know what your state is doing and work to protect your rights, if each individual does their part, collectively we can succeed. If not you could just wake up tomorrow to find you have become a criminal.
SAS has always been and will continue to be a government watchdog and work to hold them to their oath of office. But without the help of people like you, that task becomes more difficult.
This is only one aspect of what SAS does, in addition to providing resources for firearms training and self-protection for women across the country. Join us today; with your support we can protect and preserve our rights.
Jennifer Coffey is National Coordinator for SAS and a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. |
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Written by Mari Thompson
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A common error in Constitutional interpretation is the failure to examine the document in the context of its original meaning. In fact, Thomas Jefferson once wrote to Supreme Court Justice William Johnson, suggesting to him that when examining and interpreting the Constitution, he should study the time in which the document was written, and “carry himself back to that time.”
This would seem to be good advice for today. The recent Heller vs. DC case might have gotten more votes in favor of Heller had the Supreme Court of today done just that.
We certainly know that during the time of the writing of the Constitution, every male citizen above the age of 16 was counted as a member of the militia. All males were assumed to own weapons (which most of them paid for), and be ready to muster when the call came. Of course, the first call for the militia was to fight the British in what has become known as the American Revolution.
Today, as during the early days of this country, the people are still the militia, in the usage of the word at the time of our founding. The actual purpose of having armed citizens was to guard against an overbearing government. In the inimitable words of our National Spokesperson, Suzanna Gratia-Hupp, when speaking to Senator Schumer and other members of a Senate committee: “The purpose of the Second Amendment is to protect all of us (the people) from all of you (the politicians).”
We now live in a country that has been promised “Hope and Change” by our new president. Since we have no details of what “hope” and what “change” he was speaking about during the election, the Second Amendment is more important than ever. We must be ever more alert to signs of any government entity trying to erode the God-given and constitutionally enumerated right to keep and bear arms and all other constitutionally guaranteed rights.
Mari Thompson is President of SAS, and is also one of its founding members.
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Written by Nancy Ellen First
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One of the goals of Second Amendment Sisters is to educate women in the area of handguns for self-defense. Ladies' shoots, ladies' shoots and more ladies' shoots are the best vehicle for introducing women to the most effective means of self-defense: a handgun. Women from all walks of life participate in these shoots - women with little to no experience, even women who are frightened to be there, but they all end up hitting their target, and they learn to safely and responsibly handle a firearm.
Second Amendment Sisters are pioneers in this arena; ladies' handgun shoots are being held all over the United States. We would like to make them available in every community. Women are the key to defeating the gun control crowd, and we won't stop until our elected officials realize that "Self-defense is a Basic Human Right".
To find out about a Ladies' Shoot in your area, please contact your State Coordinator.
Nancy First is a member of the SAS Board of Directors and is the State Coordinator for South Dakota.
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