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AndyS

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5. Two questions for ya':

Reply to WarGamer (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2022, 06:00 PM

May 2022

If the founders had written the 2nd as a suicide pact, why does Article 1 section 8 allow the very government you think the militia was designed to overthrow to call it up?

If the founders wanted the militia to take over the government by force why does Article 3 section 3 define that very act as treason?

On a practical note there would have been 13 separate militias. What are the odds that all 13 would be willing to commit treason? Did the founders intend a constant civil war?

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The reality of the 2A, "well regulated" and the "individual right to bear arms"... [View all] WarGamer May 2022 OP

Good stuff. This clause from your post is a good argument against... brush May 2022 #1

+1000 nt WarGamer May 2022 #2

The Constitution says what the Supreme Court says it does. asa4ever May 2022 #3

yup... WarGamer May 2022 #4

Two questions for ya': AndyS May 2022 #5

There's a lot of gray area in the Constitution... WarGamer May 2022 #6

I disagree. This entire bull shit about overthrowing the government is NRA AndyS May 2022 #9

again... WarGamer May 2022 #11

One more time slowly right back at ya' AndyS May 2022 #13

This could be a "key takeaway," as the OP says dpibel May 2022 #15

Even that I typed incorrectly... WarGamer May 2022 #18

My apologies... I warned you guys about my recall or lack thereof! WarGamer May 2022 #16

California has a volunteer militia called the California State Guard... AntiFascist May 2022 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author BusterMove May 2022 #8

The rights under the 2nd Amendment should not infringe on our inalienable rights doc03 May 2022 #10

Did you overlook a cite? dpibel May 2022 #12

My apologies... I warned you guys about my recall or lack thereof! WarGamer May 2022 #17

A few things. Igel May 2022 #14

Placing an awful lot of emphasis on the State Militias vs the federal army, BusterMove May 2022 #19