From a legal point of view, I don't believe that is relevant. We essentially have the right to own guns until such time as a new constitutional amendment is enacted or the Supreme Court chooses to interpret the existing amendment in a different way. The courts have generally reaffirmed the 2nd amendment when local gun laws have been challenged.
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Originally Posted by tomwed
Is it fair to say the environment of the US today bears very little resemblance to the time the amendment was written? After all the militia was also available to control Indians and slaves.
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