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Originally Posted by Guest
The only firearm in existence at the time of the Bill of Rights was a single shot musket or single shot pistol.
The writers of the Bill of Rights had no concept of semi-automatic rifles with large capacity magazines.
The well-regulated militia is completely different from every yahoo being allowed to own as many semi-automatic rifles, high capacity magazines, and unlimited ammunition as they can obtain.
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The musket was a better weapon than bows and arrows and tomahawks at that time. The equivalent of today's "assault" weapon.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles." - Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle