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Captain America Takes Up The Second Amendment In Fear Itself #6. All Of It.

Published Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:15:20 -0500

Last updated Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:27:10 -0500

Partial spoilers, I know, but this is a news story. Honest.

The treatment of Captain America at Marvel Comics has come in for some criticism, especially from the right of late. Placards aside, there was considerable disquiet as to what was seen as Captain America criticising what were seen as Tea Party supporters. Of course, that was a different man, Bucky, under the suit and he's dead now.

But in the final pages of this week's Fear Itself #6 from Marvel Comics, as destruction rains from on high, Captain America embodies the Second Amendment. As the apocalypse rolls across the Earth, he picks up a rifle, bearing arms. And appeals to raise a militia to make a stand. Using that exact language, straight from the American Constitition.

"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."

Time for the Tea Party to cheer for Captain America again.

Cap has, at last in recent times, not used a gun. Bucky Cap used one, but on the real Captain America's return and Bucky's death, that went away.

I wonder if it will stick around this time?

Marvel also trail the final episode of the Fear Itself event comic showing Odin and his army, Captain America, guns blazing and Thor, bowed, wielding Ragnarok.