Yeah I got in an argument with a former friend about that. He just kept repeating “shall not be infringed” over and over. I stopped my truck and pulled up the 2nd Amendment and told him to read it. He shut the fuck up. Look I am a 2nd Amendment guy but that amendment implies that as citizens we are obligated to be part of the state defense force if the need arises. With what the Republicans are doing right now and the speed of Project 2025 being put into place we need to look to coming together to defend out communities. Or maybe I am just paranoid. I hope I am wrong.
They claim that “well regulated” doesn’t mean “well regulated”. They claim that it means “in good working order”.
I don’t know whether that’s really how the phrase was used at the time, but if they want to play that game… How was the term “arms” used at the time? Did it refer to weapons that can mow down an entire crowd in several minutes with one pull if the trigger?
Did it refer to weapons that can mow down an entire crowd in several minutes with one pull if the trigger?
At the time, a private citizen could own a cannon. And as was demonstrated when Napolean first took power, a cannon loaded with a canister shell could rip through an entire crowd of people.
Not only that, there were actually repeating rifles available during the American Revolution. The inventor even tried to sell them to the Continental Army, but they cost so much that the Continental Congress wasn’t interested.
Also, “arms” referring to “weapons” is a very old definition.
Just like the bible, conservatives only care about specific parts of the Constitution.
They pick and choose what they want. For example, omitting the “Well regulated militia” while allowing the “shall not be infringed”.
Yeah I got in an argument with a former friend about that. He just kept repeating “shall not be infringed” over and over. I stopped my truck and pulled up the 2nd Amendment and told him to read it. He shut the fuck up. Look I am a 2nd Amendment guy but that amendment implies that as citizens we are obligated to be part of the state defense force if the need arises. With what the Republicans are doing right now and the speed of Project 2025 being put into place we need to look to coming together to defend out communities. Or maybe I am just paranoid. I hope I am wrong.
If you’re seriously making this argument, you clearly don’t understand what “well regulated militia” actually means
They claim that “well regulated” doesn’t mean “well regulated”. They claim that it means “in good working order”.
I don’t know whether that’s really how the phrase was used at the time, but if they want to play that game… How was the term “arms” used at the time? Did it refer to weapons that can mow down an entire crowd in several minutes with one pull if the trigger?
At the time, a private citizen could own a cannon. And as was demonstrated when Napolean first took power, a cannon loaded with a canister shell could rip through an entire crowd of people.
Not only that, there were actually repeating rifles available during the American Revolution. The inventor even tried to sell them to the Continental Army, but they cost so much that the Continental Congress wasn’t interested.
Also, “arms” referring to “weapons” is a very old definition.