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To: rktman

Some, even on our side, claim that Amendment Two protects only the right to own non-crew-operated infantry weapons.

Were that the case, how would one implement a Letter of Marque issued by Congress under Article I Section 8 of the Constitution? That generally required an Eighteenth-century equivalent of a battleship, complete with cannon and crew.


31 posted on 03/23/2014 7:34:04 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: DuncanWaring

There were also a number of privately owned forts (generally called stockades) built complete with cannons both built by and staffed by civilians.


33 posted on 03/23/2014 7:45:03 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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