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This is false and is a modern political narrative. It came from the British Bill of rights which explicitly states otherwise... In most if not all of history th
by defnotashton2 6y ago
This is false and is a modern political narrative. It came from the British Bill of rights which explicitly states otherwise... In most if not all of history the police force was the same as the military.
- dllthomas 6y agoCould you elaborate, because I am having trouble finding support for your position. If, by "British Bill of rights" you mean https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp then it seems to be clearly concerned that a standing army in peace time is a concern, and places a limit on it (specifically, that it require consent of Parliament). It doesn't strike me as remotely contradictory to think that those drafting the 2nd Amendment might have thought that did not go quite far enough, and have chosen a slightly different tack in addressing the same concern. This certainly leaves room for other evidence to decide the question in either direction, but (assuming I correctly interpreted your reference) the thing that you presented as evidence for your position doesn't seem to be.