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Gun Control & RKBA

TPaine7

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1. Great answer, just what I was thinking before I scrolled down!

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 03:11 PM

Dec 2012

Last edited Wed Dec 5, 2012, 01:52 PM - Edit history (1)

Also, she could go into the history of the Fourteenth Amendment, by which time repeating weapons were well know. The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment made the Second Amendment applicable against the states.

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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