Should we repeal the 2nd Amendment?

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28. we should just apply it honestly

nobody can convince me that that they said "well regulated militia" for no reason, first of all. Secondly, when it was ratified, "arms" meant something totally different than it does today. If they meant any weapon that we come up with, any "arms" at all, then suitcase nukes and flame throwers and nuclear warheads and dirty bombs belong not just in every home if you want one (as many as you want) but we also should be able to walk down the street or go into any place with any and all of these things anytime, or the "shall not be infringed" is meaningless.

But the weirdest part of all this is reason given: that we all need the ability to be armed against a "tyrannical government" yet it's the leaders of government, the ones that the NRA keep it their pockets, that are almost immune to the effects of these weapons being everywhere. remember when people complained about congressmen getting perks that we, their employers don't get? Like better healthcare choices, etc? Congressmen that live in the NRA's pocket should be required to hold regular, gabby giffords style open-air townhall meetings at parking lots, etc, having no more protection than the rest of us have going to the mall or the movies. Then you would see some real action on gun control and really, really fast.