• gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    Because the second amendment is written like ass, even for back then

    A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed

    Like, it’s stupidly easy to read that as “because militias are important the state can’t make laws impeding gun ownership”

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        2 months ago

        There isn’t one. However the actual context is that the slavers were the ones pushing for the existence of abundant militias.

        There was only one truly successful militia group in the Revolutionary War, led by the Swamp Fox and fighting as terrorists. The others were either ineffective or rolled into the Continental Army and trained as regulars.

        The Founders knew this very well, and they didn’t truly believe militias would check the power of the federal government. What they could do, however, is stop slave rebellions who would be even more poorly equipped and unorganized, or push natives out of their homes without it being an official act of the government. Like the “settlers” in the West Bank today.

        Edit: I see further down you actually knew this already.