4 ms·
It is also the answer today for originalists. The standard interpretation is the 2A applies to any weapon which can be carried by a common soldier. It doesn't
by jfnixon 8y ago
It is also the answer today for originalists.
The standard interpretation is the 2A applies to any weapon which can be carried by a common soldier. It doesn't cover a F22, nor a battleship, nor a tank (although you can buy a tank, but for other reasons).
- bb88 8y agoI'm not against that definition of the second amendment, but a nuclear weapon does not need to be a large thing at all and could be in fact carried by a soldier.