(11-09-2017, 06:35 PM)lastonealive Wrote: Well obviously because the current interpretation of the 2nd amendment is silly. Just like the amendment with prohibition was.

Ps you should probably by missile defence systems if you need protection from tyrannical government

Do you think the initial interpretation of the 1st Amendment meant Facebook, internet, television, and others? 

Are you arguing that semiautomatic weapons weren't included? The Founding Fathers encouraged the use of cannons on private ships, knew about weapons that fired far quicker than muskets, and they didn't forbid these weapons in the Bill of Rights. The 2nd Amendment isn't for defense against attack anyway. It's for defending yourself from a tyrannical government. The Founding Fathers wanted the people capable of destroying tyrants if necessary. The personal defense aspect is kind of like a bonus included in the amendment.

Also, if you think missiles are all they need to prevent an uprising, you're sorely mistaken. If that's all it took, then we wouldn't have spent nearly 2 decades against primitive nut jobs riding horses in the dessert.

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