Posted on 09/18/2022 6:42:24 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
So, does someone have to be prosecuted under this law to get the ball rolling?
“Civil War infantry didn’t, as a rule, carry muskets; they had rifles.”
For the first two years of the war, both sides were equipped mainly with 69 caliber smooth bore weapons. Either 1842 pattern or 1816 pattern converted to percussion. As late as 1864 some union units still carried the 69 caliber weapons.
In the Confederate army some units surrendered at Appomattox were carried smoothbores 69s.
I thought liberals argued that only muskets are protected by the 2nd Amendment!
Just to pull on your comment a bit, does anyone here expect state and local LEOs to enforce this stupidity or not?
In my opinion, there are more than enough Dirty Cops looking to enforce this with extreme prejudice. Be Careful Friends!
The Second Amendment magnifies the brilliance of our founding fathers. What if instead of saying “the right to bear ARMS,” they had written the right to bear muskets instead? After all, the musket was the weapon of choice at that time. If they had made this mistake, the Second Amendment would have been absolutely useless today. Did they have divine guidance during their deliberations? I think so.
Guess they could carry short 2X4’s and shout “Bang” or would that be illegal or offensive?
That’s the rub right there.
Unlike most other anti-2nd Amendment states, NY decided to defy the Supreme Court’s ruling by passing more anti-gun legislation.
While they can no longer require applicants to provide a reason for concealed-carry permit, they have added all kinds of new requirements including inspection of social media accounts looking for wrong thought.
And they’ve outlawed the possession of firearms in most public places.
Low capacity mags not permitted.
Ve musst disarm ze people completely!
I’m guessing they won’t prosecute too many street thugs. Or, if they do, a minor felony conviction isn’t going to bother them too much.
[The Second Amendment magnifies the brilliance of our founding fathers. What if instead of saying “the right to bear ARMS,” they had written the right to bear muskets instead? After all, the musket was the weapon of choice at that time. If they had made this mistake, the Second Amendment would have been absolutely useless today. Did they have divine guidance during their deliberations? I think so.]
The foundational ideas of the republic spring from Republican Rome. Without non-obselete weapons of war, the Republic cannot be preserved from its internal enemies. The Roman Republic that had driven out its last king centuries prior finally fell to another king, Augustus Caesar. A big part of the destruction of the Republic and its reversion to kingship had to do with the institution of a large standing army. It was the Founders’ hope that a well-armed populace would prevent a similar outcome for the American Republic, by presenting a worthy counter to such an army.
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