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In reply to the discussion: NRA President: The AR-15, Which Can Fire 700 Rounds Per Minute, Is The ‘Musket Of Today’ [View all]Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Maybe you can learn the difference between specificity and generality.
When you do, you may wish to consider the specificity of the "press" was because there was little on the horizon other than this form of mass communication. The "arms" of the Second, on the other hand, was put in because there was a technological curve the Founders were aware of. For example, "muskets" (smooth bore, short range, and inaccurate weapons for regular armies), were available to standing armies, but at the time of the Revolution, many Americans did not have muskets. They had RIFLES of far greater range and accuracy than muskets. Within a couple of decades after independence, there was an operating repeating air rifle of considerable power used by Lewis & Clark in their expedition, and within another hundred years, repeaters were available.
If you get past your snarkiness, you might agree that the courts have held that "press" was a term sufficient to cover all manner of communication, and "arms" was a term to describe an infantry weapon suitable for the times (another fluid concept).
You should be thankful that arms suitable for the times haven't much evolved for the last 100 years, and in any case have been "capped off" at semi-auto technology (for civilians).
The specific "press" has enjoyed a one artful renaissance after another!