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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
And yet, that is EXACTLY what was intended by the Second Amendment. At the time there was no standing army. So there was no army gear. No army uniforms, no army weapons, no army vehicles or stables for mounted soldiers. People joined to defend their country using their own weapons. 2A guaranteed they had the right to do so.
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May I clarify? The first US military was established by congress in Sept 1789. The Bill of Rights was adopted in December of 1791. You can Google it if you wish, but I taught Social Studies for many years in addition to many other hats and I can tell you this for certain.