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To: PROCON

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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To: Little Ray
"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.

 

EXACTLY

10 posted on 10/14/2020 8:58:12 AM PDT by Borderline
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To: Little Ray

The argument can also be made that If I can afford an F-35 or Apache helicopter, I should be able to have that as well - per the Constitution.


14 posted on 10/14/2020 9:01:59 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: Little Ray
They intended us to be armed, at a minimum, like light infantry.

Bingo!

In the 18th century, ther term "arms" was universally understood to mean the weapons of a foot soldier or mounted cavalry.

"Armaments" described heavier naval or horse-drawn weapons like cannon and mortars.

30 posted on 10/14/2020 9:27:49 AM PDT by Spirochete
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They intended us to be armed, at a minimum, like light infantry.

Sort of... IF we wanted to participate in our various State militia's... they expected you to show up with at least Light-Infantrymen's load-out.

NO POWER was given to the FedGov, or to the States, to limit our RKBA in any way.

So... Battleships, fighter/bomber aircraft, full-auto, orbital coherent-antimatter death rays, ect... All the way up to John Wick's pencil...

38 posted on 10/14/2020 9:59:46 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Little Ray

Lexington & Concord. Do they still teach about those events?


40 posted on 10/14/2020 10:02:24 AM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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