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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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Dear Guest: Nice try but you ignore the intent of the 2nd Amendment as written by the founders. During the Protestant Reformation the protestant population was beginning to grow and the Catholic Monarch attempted to control this growth and maintain his power. and because he controlled the armies and had more weapons the fight was long and bloody, which ended in the creation of the English Bill of Rights.
The Founders adopted language from the English Bill of Rights of which the 2nd amendment was written to protect the colonies from King George. Th3 2nd amendment made clear that towns could form militia bear arms in defense of........................ They may have had muskets but they also had cannons and the intent was whether musket or pitch fork we are ready to defend the Republic
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