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43. Nope. Not even close.

Sun Jan 23, 2022, 11:21 PM

Jan 2022

The Bill of Rights can be seen as America's way of correcting the sins of its forefather, Great Britain.

Jefferson saw a standing army as a real threat because the Crown was using it to terrorize the populace. He didn't want one of our own; he believed "well regulated militias" - armies made up of ordinary citizens who'd rush home to grab their guns in case of enemy invasion - could defend the nation as well as a standing army could.

The fact that if we hadn't converted the "well regulated militia" into a professional army during the Revolution we would still be British somehow escaped him.

Anyway, a well-regulated militia needs firearms. That's how we got the Second Amendment.

Quite personally, I am going to petition the government for my rights to keep and bear a battalion set of these...

and a battalion set of these...

because let's be real: how the hell can I be a proper well-regulated militia with no artillery?

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Sigh, another linkless assertion of what something meant 200 years ago. progree Jan 2022 #28

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Also when that was written, Griefbird Jan 2022 #21

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Nope. Not even close. jmowreader Jan 2022 #43

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So "the people" in the 2nd doesn't refer to an individual right, but a collective one? NickB79 Jan 2022 #27

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Funny you should ask ... PBC_Democrat Jan 2022 #30

Ah, yes! The misinterpreted second amendment! Aussie105 Jan 2022 #4

"You are now part of a well regulated militia, as required by the second amendment!" EX500rider Jan 2022 #20

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California requires you to buy guns through licensed dealers in the state ripcord Jan 2022 #8

If other gun stores were open in the state... keithbvadu2 Jan 2022 #10

So for example if one county closes bars because of super-high infection rates progree Jan 2022 #13

The 'right' to drink ... PBC_Democrat Jan 2022 #31

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If NYC closes newspaper that Adams disagrees with, Igel Jan 2022 #24

Oh, for Pete's sake. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #7

Hopefully this gets appealed to the full court. OneCrazyDiamond Jan 2022 #11

This Supreme Court would love as many 2nd Amendment... LiberatedUSA Jan 2022 #14

This Supreme Court OneCrazyDiamond Jan 2022 #17

Well, I suppose that means you can ignore their rulings. N/t LiberatedUSA Jan 2022 #18

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Rights can be suspended. OneCrazyDiamond Jan 2022 #33

Just ignore the ruling, CA. roamer65 Jan 2022 #15

+1 OneCrazyDiamond Jan 2022 #16

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