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To: Dutch Boy

Cannons on private ships didn’t violate the Constitution at the time the 2nd amendment was written.


13 posted on 08/14/2014 6:53:07 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL

And not just on ships. Private ownership of cannon on large estates was also common.

Too bad Southwest ranchers don’t have any these days.


45 posted on 08/14/2014 9:52:24 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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