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Showing Original Post only (View all)The 2nd Amendment is an anachronism. [View all]
The Founders were opposed to permanent standing armies because at the time they were associated with monarchical absolutism and instead expected state militias to do the job of defense, that is the context of the 2nd Amendment. It says people have a right to own weapons so they can serve in the militia need be. it has nothing to do with an absolute right to own guns.
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Perhaps so and maybe it should be repealed, although the SC disagrees with your overall
kelly1mm
Dec 2012
#3
Sure it can be revisited. Usually it takes a generation or two to overcome the power of precident
kelly1mm
Dec 2012
#7
On that we may agree! However, the OP was about how the 2nd amendment was an anachronism
kelly1mm
Dec 2012
#14
So is it safe to assume you support repeal? If so, do you believe we have enough members of
kelly1mm
Dec 2012
#29
I agree. It will be A SHIT LOAD of work to get society to a place where the congrees would repeal
kelly1mm
Dec 2012
#36
No, it would go from being an enumerated right, to an unenumerated right protected by the ninth.
X_Digger
Dec 2012
#23
I don't have a 'right' to own a car, yet I own one. End the special privileges for guns.
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#26
I didn't say it would be easy, I said we CAN do it. And we CAN, if only we have the will.
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#34
No, that repealing the second amendment wouldn't accomplish what the naive think it would. n/t
X_Digger
Dec 2012
#47
No, because the right would then be an unenumerated right protected by the 9th. n/t
X_Digger
Dec 2012
#49