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Originally Posted by thesupermikey
1)I dont think that framer had a clear view of were guns were going. There hadnt been a lot of change in the 50 years before the bill of rights and where wasnt much change for 50 years after the bill of rights (i understand this is an overstatement, but my knowledge of 18th-19th century arms is small)
i do not believe that they could of saw the major tech shifts coming and i think that the 2nd Amendment needs to be looked at in that light
that is not to say we ought to be banning guns b/c of this, it is something that needs to be kept in mind when talking about things like wait times and trigger locks.
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Well, I think this argument works against gun control. Guns were the major military armament in the late 1700s. Now they're eclipsed by bombs, missiles, rockets, grenades, artillery, tanks, etc. So in terms of their comparative power, guns are much less formidable in today's world of force. They're hardly even a credible means of resisting a government like ours (on an individual basis).
I'm not saying this is my thought, I'm just following your point through...