To: CFW
” It (2A) says there are certain weapons that you just can’t own. Even during when it was passed, you couldn’t own a cannon. You can’t own a machine gun.… No, I’m serious.”
It says no such thing. And yes, if you could afford to buy and feed one, one, you most certainly COULD own a cannon and some did.
8 posted on
06/21/2023 10:51:15 AM PDT by
DesertRhino
(Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
To: DesertRhino
a relative owns a cannon
fires it every Independence Day
the cops always show up
they chat for awhile
and then leave
41 posted on
06/21/2023 11:04:10 AM PDT by
joshua c
(to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
To: DesertRhino
“you most certainly COULD own a cannon and some did”
I’ve known 2 people who owned cannons.
42 posted on
06/21/2023 11:04:14 AM PDT by
nuconvert
( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
To: DesertRhino
And even today, it is possible to own a machine gun.
115 posted on
06/21/2023 12:24:16 PM PDT by
drwoof
To: DesertRhino
It says no such thing. And yes, if you could afford to buy and feed one, one, you most certainly COULD own a cannon and some did. Ships were the mobile weapons platforms of their day. The majority were in private hands.
What the heck does he think "Letters of Marque and Reprisal" were about? Jumping up in the air and shouting "boo!"?
Let's not even get into private forts of which there were any number.
132 posted on
06/21/2023 12:48:18 PM PDT by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Follow the money. Even if it leads you to someplace horrible it will still lead you to the truth.)
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