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1. The founding fathers wanted people to have weapons available to soldiers at the time

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 02:19 AM

Dec 2012

That's why we should be allowed to own fully-automatic machine guns, grenade launchers, anti-aircraft missiles, tanks, artillery, etc.

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Flintlock muskets... [View all] tex-wyo-dem Dec 2012 OP

And the same with information technology, the internet on lead type ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #2

Exactly! nt tex-wyo-dem Dec 2012 #3

Do you actually know the point you are trying to make? intaglio Dec 2012 #8

"The rights to life and liberty are in the Constitution" needledriver Dec 2012 #17

Sorry, Declaration my error n/t intaglio Dec 2012 #21

The Girandoni Air Rifle predated the second amendment Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #4

So what was the general availability of the... tex-wyo-dem Dec 2012 #5

I guess my attempt at jocularity failed miserably Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #9

oh jeez... tex-wyo-dem Dec 2012 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #7

... and required 1,500 pumps to fill the reservoir intaglio Dec 2012 #10

You have it backwards missionkam Dec 2012 #12

In that case, here is what we got. safeinOhio Dec 2012 #15

One common battle tactic was to have... TreasonousBastard Dec 2012 #13

Cannons. You could own them then and you can own them now. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #16