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It is a hobby, don't kid yourself. I would enthusiastically support a repeal of the 2nd amendment. It was a product of its time, and its time has passed. In an
by coldpie 11y ago
It is a hobby, don't kid yourself.
I would enthusiastically support a repeal of the 2nd amendment. It was a product of its time, and its time has passed. In any case, it is so incredibly vague that your argument can be used to support private ownership of nuclear weapons.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoUntrue. To "bear arms" had a particular well-known meaning at the time of writing. So had "militia". The defense of Americans to keep arms is not a mysterious or strained interpretation. And since people haven't changed in 200 years, I'm not sure why the time passing has any meaning. Examples abound. Look to "The Battle of Athens" in 1946 for an early one. But I'm afraid I'm just feeding the troll. I detect no honest attempt to understand or discuss this topic.
- hga 11y agoWell, there is one thing he brought up that also has a parallel to the topic of hand. Weapons of mass destruction and trivial to make perfect digital copies do qualitatively change the facts on the ground in ways we suspect our Founders did not anticipate. And while there's no great interest let alone lobby for citizen possession of WMDs, in the digital media realm....