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There was also almost no standing army at the time so organized militias made a lot more sense
by yread 4y ago
There was also almost no standing army at the time so organized militias made a lot more sense
- jakeogh 4y agoThe SC opinion in Heller vs DC makes it clear that the 2nd is a personal right (-and- it was was long before the Declaration of Independence): https://s3.amazonaws.com/oyez.case-media.ogg/case_data/2007/07-290/20080626o_07-290.ogg https://s3.amazonaws.com/oyez.case-media.ogg/case_data/2007/... "It was good to have a gun when the clansmen came" -Justice Anton Scalia
- parineum 4y agoThe 2nd amendment is still there and it still means the same thing. If it's no longer necessary, repeal it.