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"Maximalist" sure is a funny way of saying "historically and textually accurate."

• xxpor 6y ago
  Heller is only 12 years old.
  • beervirus 6y ago
    Yes, but Heller relied on the text and history from a lot longer ago than that.
    • xxpor 6y ago
      Because there was essentially nothing in between 1789 and the rise of the modern "gun rights" movement starting in the 80s to support it. The current interpretation would have been completely preposterous in the 60s and 70s. Just see how gun laws were used against the Black Panthers in the 60s.
      • beervirus 6y ago
        Yes, gun restrictions do have racist roots. Excellent point.
• claytoneast 6y ago
  Good point, we aren't generally allowed to own RPGs and attack helicopters, so it's not maximalist. However, RPGs and helicopters were not around at the time of the passing of the amendment, so I'm not sure we can that it is historically and textually accurate. For that matter, the guns this legislation would target weren't around then either, so I'm not sure how useful that criteria really is.