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Originally Posted by filtherton
Okay, so we have, "the founders thought it would be a good idea for anyone at all to be able to procure any kind of weapon, even the ones, which, when used properly, could kill everyone in a medium sized town because somehow the ability for every individual to wipe medium sized towns off of the map is a necessary condition for protection from tyranny" versus, "the founders had no fucking clue what was going to be possible technologically, and as such the second amendment is an ill informed piece of law."
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Having a right to keep and bear arms does not guarantee "for anyone at all to be able to procure" any kind of arm they may wish to keep or bear. Much like the right to pursue happiness is not a right to happiness.
You could legally own a fully automatic belt fed 40mm grenade launcher... cept you probably couldn't afford one even if you did find someone willing to sell you one. Do you think the situation would be much different with your doomsday devices?