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Igel

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8. No cartridge weapons.

Reply to rbrnmw (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:32 PM

Dec 2012

Hard to have any kind of repeater when you have to take the rifle, put in powder, wadding, and bullet to reload.

Muzzle-loaders.

Then again, they did have people to load rifles so that you could aim, shoot, and reach for the next loaded weapon.

But they weren't muskets. The American Revolution was won with rifles.

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When Constitution was written [View all] rbrnmw Dec 2012 OP

+1,843 Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #1

I mean if they want to take the Constitution literally rbrnmw Dec 2012 #2

While I can certianly see a certain 'originalist' catch 22 there, what about the same restrictions kelly1mm Dec 2012 #3

I'm talking about gun nuts who stockpile weapons rbrnmw Dec 2012 #4

Ok - I thought you were talking about an actual legal approach to the problem, rather than just kelly1mm Dec 2012 #6

Either talk about ALL rights or admit you just want to abolish one right among many jody Dec 2012 #5

And no photographs... thus the 1st Amendment does not apply to photos cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #7

No cartridge weapons. Igel Dec 2012 #8