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Ocelot II

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7. There's a lot of analysis of the Second Amendment to be found online.
Mon May 1, 2023, 12:38 AM
May 2023

If you want to go right to the source, read the Federalist Papers, for example: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed29.asp

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It may also have been written in response to the British attempt to confiscate weapons at Lexington 3Hotdogs Apr 2023 #1
Not sure what your point is but your history is wrong. former9thward May 2023 #2
Sorry history is wrong....? Stuart G May 2023 #3
Not history, your "history". former9thward May 2023 #16
Wouldn't $270 of 2023 dollars have been a fortune back then? brush May 2023 #6
It said *the equivalent* of $270 of 2023 dollars. Ocelot II May 2023 #9
So much for clarity in writing. Why not just say "would've cost about $8.00 then"? brush May 2023 #10
Because knowing what something cost back then has no context without knowing what it equates to now MichMan May 2023 #12
I am sure my 5th grade writing teacher is turning in her grave. former9thward May 2023 #15
It was 3 pounds. former9thward May 2023 #14
Oh, were pounds mentioned? brush May 2023 #17
At the link. former9thward May 2023 #20
Exactly. Xolodno May 2023 #11
Sorry, no. The "well-regulated militia" was never intended as a police force. Ocelot II May 2023 #4
People make mistakes.......Ok...??? ....or ...??? Stuart G May 2023 #5
There's a lot of analysis of the Second Amendment to be found online. Ocelot II May 2023 #7
Thank You for the link....Appreciate your mentioning the "Federalist Papers." Stuart G May 2023 #8
Today's gun apologists are wrong; the future has unfolded, and accepting the current carnage is evil sanatanadharma May 2023 #13
a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an GuppyGal May 2023 #18
Strict constructionalism or Living document. There is only one answer IMO Prairie_Seagull May 2023 #19
Aren't Sheriffs and their deputies the equivalent of Police? Model35mech May 2023 #21
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