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ubertuber · 04-13-2006, 07:36 AM

I'm curious about exploring how the right to bear arms is related to a militia. Josh made some good points, including a seldom-heard argument that the arms necessary to the maintanence of a militia include items much deadlier than guns.

From the Consititution itself, I don't see any indication that the Framers intended to limit these arms to guns. Of course, military technology was a narrower field 225 years ago, but I don't see anything that would indicate that the people who wrote this document would think that citizens couldn't have canons and artillery items.

Can anyone provide information on whether private citizens owned these items? I'll look around a little.

04-13-2006, 07:36 AM	#33 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	I'm curious about exploring how the right to bear arms is related to a militia. Josh made some good points, including a seldom-heard argument that the arms necessary to the maintanence of a militia include items much deadlier than guns. From the Consititution itself, I don't see any indication that the Framers intended to limit these arms to guns. Of course, military technology was a narrower field 225 years ago, but I don't see anything that would indicate that the people who wrote this document would think that citizens couldn't have canons and artillery items. Can anyone provide information on whether private citizens owned these items? I'll look around a little. __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam Last edited by ubertuber; 04-24-2006 at 09:29 PM..