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A rebuttal to Sen. Turbin's inane interpretation of the 2nd Amendment at yesterday's SCOTUS confirmation hearings.
1 posted on 10/14/2020 8:36:58 AM PDT by PROCON
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2 posted on 10/14/2020 8:38:26 AM PDT by PROCON (Molon Labe)
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The 2nd amendment is the last bastion of freedom, meant to protect the constitution.

Seeing how brazen the attack is on the 1st amendment, without the 2nd we are doomed.

The founders would WANT the population to have the BEST weapons, in order to mount the BEST defense of the Constitution.


3 posted on 10/14/2020 8:44:06 AM PDT by Professional
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I love shooting my AR so much I have two them. They’re like sister wives to me.


4 posted on 10/14/2020 8:44:32 AM PDT by DeplorablePaul (s)
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Sorta.
The Founders wanted you to own an M-4, or an M-16, or a M-249 SAW.
Or an RPG or an ATGM or a MANPAD.
They intended us to be armed, at a minimum, like light infantry.


5 posted on 10/14/2020 8:46:50 AM PDT by Little Ray (uan)
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the logical conclusion of the “originalist” position on firearms Freedom of the Press should be that the Founders were referring to flintlock muskets Single Sheet Printing Presses rather than modern “military weapons.” High Capacity Transmission Devices capable of polluting the minds of Millions Instantly.
6 posted on 10/14/2020 8:46:56 AM PDT by eyeamok
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The founders wanted citizens to have the best arms available. It was the citizen that provided the first response to trouble. The only thing that has changed is the number of tyrannical people in government that do not understand that concept.


7 posted on 10/14/2020 8:52:21 AM PDT by Dutch Boy
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And if ‘Dick Durbin Before He Dicks You’ was right, we could each have a cannon too. And one of those wicked triangular bayonets.


9 posted on 10/14/2020 8:57:05 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
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Federal govt auctioned cannons and ammo left over from the Civil war to the public NY & Phil’s newspapers 1866 +. You could buy a machine gun until 1922. You could bring AK47s n grenades right thru the SF airport 1965-67 from Vietnam n nobody cared. I did troop transport with GI’ s exiting nam.


11 posted on 10/14/2020 8:59:51 AM PDT by bunkerhill7 (That`s 464 people per square foot! Is this corrrect?? It's NYC.)
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I believe Durbin is up for reelection this year. He’s using the hearings for free TV time. Although I’m sure he’d love SCOTUS to rule against all modern firearms.


13 posted on 10/14/2020 9:00:11 AM PDT by hanamizu
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Not only did the Founding Fathers intend for us to own an AR-15, AR-10, etc. they expected us to train on using it.

The firing ranges at military bases (both small arm and crew-served weapons), including the Service Academies, need to be opened up to civilian training. National and State Parks need to have ranges added as well, with as much unrelenting effort as enforcing compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

17 posted on 10/14/2020 9:09:16 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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AR 15s seem to be as rare as hens teeth these days...

Anyone know of a place online you can order and have it delivered locally?


19 posted on 10/14/2020 9:16:03 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (I'd rather be anecdotally alive than scientifically dead...)
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The Founders Wanted You to Own an AR-15

To this day some people can’t understand why people left England to live in an unsettled land.


20 posted on 10/14/2020 9:16:16 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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As I’ve viewed here many times before:

“The Letters of Marque clause presupposes the private possession of Battleships”


21 posted on 10/14/2020 9:16:25 AM PDT by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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Guess I better look into that. Maybe margabby kellygiffords can give me some pointers on how best to buy one. :-)


23 posted on 10/14/2020 9:21:20 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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When that Second Amendment was written . . . we were talking about the likelihood that a person could purchase a muzzle-loading musket.

When the First Amendment was written, we were talking about manuscripts and manually-operated printing presses.

25 posted on 10/14/2020 9:21:44 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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. we were talking about the likelihood that a person could purchase a muzzle-loading musket.
= = =

And the ‘journalists’ would set type by hand.

Actually, full-auto is OK.

Those muzzle loaders fired all their ammo with a single trigger pull.


29 posted on 10/14/2020 9:25:40 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (This is not /s. It is just as viable as any MSM 'information', maybe more so!)
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When that Second Amendment was written . . . we were talking about the likelihood that a person could purchase a muzzle-loading musket.

... and fully loaded battle ships, and field artillery, and hand-grenades, and Puckle guns, and...

And yes, non-violent felons should have their full Rights restored once they have completed their probation requirements. Or do people still think that people like Wesley Snipes and Martha Stewart, who both committed non-violent felonies and served time, are "dangers to society"?

Ok... Maybe Martha... But I want at least one more Blade movie out of Snipes...

35 posted on 10/14/2020 9:44:25 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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They wanted us to own several.


37 posted on 10/14/2020 9:54:37 AM PDT by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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I know some people in New Mexico that are dedicated to their right to bear arms, but would never even dream of voting for a Republican. Maybe this election will be different.


41 posted on 10/14/2020 10:04:05 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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Jefferson's personal arsenal is described HERE. After reading that, does anyone doubt that TommyJeff would have a room full of AR's?
42 posted on 10/14/2020 10:07:27 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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