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Gun Control & RKBA

mikeysnot

(4,756 posts)

6. Carol

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 03:29 PM

Dec 2012

it doesn't have to say that, the fact was that that was the type of gun at the time of the writing of the 2nd amendment.

Carol Roth = FAIL.

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Who's right about the second amendment: Piers Morgan or the gun rights advocate? [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

Great answer, just what I was thinking before I scrolled down! TPaine7 Dec 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author elleng Dec 2012 #2

Ha! Glassunion Dec 2012 #3

'Arms' elleng Dec 2012 #4

Morgan is correct in a trivial sense, Roth is correct in the way that matters petronius Dec 2012 #5

"Certainly the Framers were envisioning the technology they were aware of..." TPaine7 Dec 2012 #7

Carol mikeysnot Dec 2012 #6

Lewis and Clark carried a repeating weapon on their expedition. TPaine7 Dec 2012 #8

Anti-rights arguments... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #9

you forgot the sarcas tag. mikeysnot Dec 2012 #16

And you are flying your ignorance flag. PavePusher Dec 2012 #21

It appears that "semi-automatic" is too strong a term. But they did carry a repeating rifle, TPaine7 Dec 2012 #22

"Anti-gun arguments are very often based in ignorance of history." No shortage of that obviously N/T DonP Dec 2012 #17

Fail on yourself... Clames Dec 2012 #10

1A protects speech like criticism of the government Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #11

Their swords and every other terrible implement of the soldier are the birthright of an American trouble.smith Dec 2012 #14

Patrick Henry: discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #15

The government is the PEOPLE mikeysnot Dec 2012 #23

they were using automatic weapons gejohnston Dec 2012 #25

Wait, I'm missing something here sarisataka Dec 2012 #26

according to every account I read gejohnston Dec 2012 #27

YOU RIGHT! mikeysnot Dec 2012 #31

full auto AKs are not that hard to find on the black market gejohnston Dec 2012 #32

Here we're discussing our forefather's beliefs and intentions trouble.smith Dec 2012 #30

So the Internet is not covered by the First Amendment? PavePusher Dec 2012 #20

Poof! There goes that "press" you sent your response on. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #24

I take all my constitutional advice from reporters on low rated networks DonP Dec 2012 #12

I don't take anything from a so called reporter or journalist... ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #13

Especially not a British one who has no understanding of the Constitution he derides. PavePusher Dec 2012 #19

p0wned n/t PavePusher Dec 2012 #18

I'm still trying to understand why Jenoch Dec 2012 #28

Because "some" Americans want us to become more "civilized"... MicaelS Dec 2012 #29

I wish to be a citizen, not a subject. ... spin Feb 2013 #35

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #33

Our founding fathers had an inkling of what firearms technology would eventually come dizbukhapeter Feb 2013 #34

Bogus interpretations out of context jimmy the one Feb 2013 #36