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Jerry2144

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1. The biggest reason for it was to protect against a slave uprising

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 02:30 PM

Apr 2025

Like happened in Haiti in 1791. All slave owners were killed. They wanted to be sure that neighbors were armed and could help put one down.

This is another relic of slavery still in our constitution like the Senate and electoral college

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Second Amendment and the Federalist Papers [View all] edhopper Apr 2025 OP

The biggest reason for it was to protect against a slave uprising Jerry2144 Apr 2025 #1

They wrote the Amendment because of a slave uprising sarisataka Apr 2025 #2

No. They did it on fear of one happening Jerry2144 Apr 2025 #3

Read a law review article many years ago about cachukis Apr 2025 #4

It's hard to say context as other state constitutions at the same time worded it as an individual right Amishman Apr 2025 #5

True edhopper Apr 2025 #7

but if we're talking context for an originalist interpretation, it's an equally valid consideration Amishman Apr 2025 #9

I think, to your point edhopper Apr 2025 #11

2nd Amendment albert992 Apr 2025 #6

The Bill of Rights was an effort to correct the "sins of our fathers" jmowreader Apr 2025 #8

Agreed, but you're leaving out one very important point... AntiFascist Apr 2025 #10