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Originally Posted by JRcorvette
Wow this thread has gone all over the map… The Second Amendment gives everyone the right to defend themselves with a firearm. That said you are still responsible for your actions so you better know the Laws.
Read some History about that has happened to all disarmed citizens!
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That is debatable. The 2nd Amendment reads-- Second Amendment | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Second Amendment | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
All I get out of it is a well -regulated militia. The writers of the Constitution were very familiar with Roman and English history. They were probably very scared of wannabe Emperor and put in militia as a check on absolute control. The states would have their own armies in other words.
The tools of the pioneer were probably assumed to be protected as you could not survive without weapons of some kind. Practical weapons. Musket pistols and rifles, axes, knives, swords, etc.