great... I am glad she is ok..
now on to the second amendment..
this will piss off a lot of people..
ready..
according to the federalist papers, the second amendment was not written to ALLOW you to defend yourself in your home, or to go out and shoot a deer to feed your family..
it was written to allow a country who’s government has gone rogue a way to overthrown said government..
with that in mind...
it is not only the right, but the DUTY of every citizen in this nation to not only possesses, but to keep and maintain the very arms that our military possesses...
this includes machine guns, mortars, rockets, artillery and any other weapon our military possesses..
tanks, aircraft and warships are included in this..
it may surprise most of you that during the revolutionary war our fledgling country LEASED warships and cannon from private owners..
in a way we had more rights under the crown than we do now.....
all I await is the next stupid question from a stupid freeper (yes there is one in every crowd)..
please answer this if you dare...
this includes machine guns, mortars, rockets, artillery and any other weapon our military possesses..
tanks, aircraft and warships are included in this..
Not quite. Most of what you list is 'ordnance' of which the Founding Fathers were quite familiar with and specifically did not include. Their rationale is debatable, but the distinction is clear. I agree with your major premise about the philosphy of the 2A, in that its primary intent was to provide for the defense against tyranny, which is why militia practice was conducted after church every Sunday throughout the newly founded United States.
You are also correct about the fledgning US government leasing warships, they also wrote letters of marque to the same ends.
the answer to that question is "yes" ... but it's prohibitively expensive.
The Founders probably never even considered that these would be an issue.
By jove, I think you got it!
it is not only the right, but the DUTY of every citizen in this nation to not only possesses, but to keep and maintain the very arms that our military possesses...
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And if a law abiding citizen can’t afford a gun, the gov. (taxpayers) can provide one, along with a monthly allotment of ammo. A government give away program I could probably go along with.