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edhopper

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11. I think, to your point

Reply to Amishman (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 05:45 PM

Apr 2025

I don't know if anyone there thought people can't own arms. There didn't seem to be any discussion in the Papers about gun ownership. It was about organizing them into a Militia.
So these Originalist might want to look at some State Constitutions, but they ignore what the Founders actually said. T

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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