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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
Umm...actually they did. Part of the argument over the second amendment was that the people should be able to protect themselves from a government that has run amok and become tyrannical.
One of the first things that Hitler and the Nazis did when they took over in the 1930s was to confiscate all the gun.
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Bow and arrow/musket, knives etc in the days the second amendment was written are a far cry from the weapons of today. Your points are well taken but a bit out of context IMHO. It is a huge stretch to think that the right to bear arms include many of the weapons of today.