• Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    6 months ago

    It may be in the constitution, but I doubt the founding fathers envisaged that you’d all be such fuckwits.

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        6 months ago

        I’m not American, so I could be wrong, but wasn’t it something about a well-regulated militia?

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            6 months ago

            WELL REGULATED back in the day meant something DIFFERENT then it does today! But ARMS back in the day refers to the EXACT ARMS we have Today!

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          Regulation had a different interpretation back then. It had to do with training and equipment. It’s why professional soldiers were called “Regulars.” They wanted civilian militias to be equipped and have the ability to train on their weapons.

          In order for civilian militias to exist, be effective, and be able to respond instantly the citizens need to have weapons.

          Somebody who doesn’t have a gun and has never used one isn’t going to be effective in civil defense.

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            6 months ago

            Yet there is little to no training before people are allowed to own guns. Seems to me like it doesn’t follow either the modern definition or the supposed definition of old.

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              Why can’t you people just admit you don’t like guns so you’re trying to desperately to pretend the 2nd amendment doesn’t mean what it has literally always meant?

              You’re just like republicans with how disingenuous you are in your rhetoric.

              And you know it.

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                6 months ago

                EXACTLY! Well Regulated meant TRAINED IN ARMS back in the day which means we should NOT train ANYONE today! And ALSO, ARMS means the EXACT weapons we have today and has NOTHING to do with the Arms they had back in the day!