Kathryn
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2nd Amendment...
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.

The keywords here are "a well regulated Militia"

Some RWNJ gun nut with an arsenal of assault weapons isn't a well regulated Militia
01:11 AM - Feb 15, 2023 (Edited)
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Kim R..
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Everyone talks about the 'well regulated militia' without actually looking up the Militia Clauses in the Constitution that provides the definition and actually explains what a 'well regulated militia' IS. Its not any one. Its literally like the National Guard. Not joe blow with an AR-15.
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01:16 AM - Feb 15, 2023
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Laurence Fitzgerald
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In response to Kim R...
We know the purpose of the 2nd Amendment because it's author was not some enigmatic figure who never again put pen to paper. Madison and Hamilton explained the 2nd Amendment (amongst other things) in the Federalist Papers. They wanted to not have a large standing Army. That's it.
04:53 AM - Feb 15, 2023
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Kim R..
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In response to Laurence Fitzgerald.
The Militia Clauses state clearly that the government would 'arm' them should they be needed.
01:09 PM - Feb 15, 2023
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EdwardA(callmeEd)Peterson
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In response to Kim R...
Thank you for the link; it's good information.
But a counterpoint is that the Second Amendment doesn't say that militia will have the right to bear arms, but that the right won't be infringed-without specificity. Additionally, it appears that militia is still comprised of average joes who have guns
04:15 AM - Feb 15, 2023
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Kim R..
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In response to EdwardA(callmeEd)Peterson.
The Militia Clauses clearly state that the militia would be 'armed' by the government should they be needed.
01:10 PM - Feb 15, 2023
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Michael J Sheridan
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In response to Kim R...
You also can't talk about this without mentioning that one of the main purposes of the militias under discussion was to suppress possible slave uprisings.
02:05 AM - Feb 15, 2023
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Trauma Epidemic
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In response to Michael J Sheridan.
*uprisings by enslaved people
https://spoutible.com/thread/974506
07:42 AM - Feb 16, 2023
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Helen Quenet
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In response to Michael J Sheridan.
I'm British, had never thought about that, it make sense though. Gives yet another reason for the amendment to bite the dust.
07:53 AM - Feb 17, 2023
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Kathryn
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In response to Kim R...
Exactly! I'm with you on this 💯!
01:18 AM - Feb 15, 2023
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