Misrepresenting our Founding Fathers (to include other notable free-thinkers)

[popeyespappy]

If his opinion of the meaning of the first amendment is relevant why would his opinion of the second amendment be any less so?

Because....Jefferson was in Paris (as Ambassador to France) and had nothing to do with writing the constitution?

Yes Jefferson was in Paris. I refuse to believe though that you Min are not aware that Madison was a protege of Jefferson, or that while in Paris Jefferson wrote several letters to Madison that influenced the contents of both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The later by the way being something Madison initially opposed.