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yagotme

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4. "Modern" for that day and age, yes.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 06:46 PM

Jun 2022

A semi auto weapon had been invented, also. Members of the militia had to provide their rifle, ammo, bayonet, etc, for drills. If one had money, one could also buy a cannon.

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Bill of Rights, (including 2nd Amendment...) 1791. I don't think founders of U.S.A. would have [View all] Stuart G Jun 2022 OP

They didn't even have modern bullets at that point, right? Walleye Jun 2022 #1

They were worse hack89 Jun 2022 #3

"Modern" for that day and age, yes. yagotme Jun 2022 #4

That's interesting. Sure there's people who would own a cannon today if they could Walleye Jun 2022 #9

You CAN own a cannon today. yagotme Jun 2022 #10

Fortunately it's kind of hard to carry them around on your belt Walleye Jun 2022 #11

Only takes one... yagotme Jun 2022 #13

OK that made me laugh, thanks Walleye Jun 2022 #14

Y/W yagotme Jun 2022 #16

If they knew that gays could marry, women could vote and abortion was legal hack89 Jun 2022 #2

Abortion WAS legal back then. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #19

Being in a militia, you were REQUIRED to possess arms. yagotme Jun 2022 #5

There were NO.." POLICE FORCES " in 1791 Stuart G Jun 2022 #6

I'm not sure where you read "Police Forces" into my reply, yagotme Jun 2022 #8

not quite accurate gladium et scutum Jun 2022 #24

Let me borrow your title: not quite accurate yagotme Jun 2022 #27

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2022 #7

My daughter was saying just today Tree Lady Jun 2022 #12

2 things: yagotme Jun 2022 #18

Best gun control ad ever (goes with your point) A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #15

That's an excellent ad to run nt doc03 Jun 2022 #22

The founders were, for the most part, assholes. hunter Jun 2022 #17

Yup. White, land owning (read "Stealing" ) slave owners... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #20

They had single shot flintlocks back then, kind of hard to kill 21 people when you doc03 Jun 2022 #21

The only reason that is remotely funny.... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #23

You are talking about a group that routinely massacred Native American hack89 Jun 2022 #25

This one taught me a lot. While that was not my intention. that is good for me & everyone else. Stuart G Jun 2022 #26