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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Not to sidetrack this thread in to constitutional interpretations of the 2nd Amendment, but your premise and theory is dead wrong. The 2nd wasn't written because of the possibility of british invasion, it was written because the framers had an inherent distrust of government and KNEW that the 'people' were the ultimate sovereign holders of liberty.
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They also didn't intend for women and non-Whites to vote. Did you put
people in quotation marks to indicate that the framers also considered "people" to be "landowners"?
There are amendments for a reason. Times change. Change or die.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
tell that to the person he/she smothers with said pillow.
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That would be up to the orderlies and the institution.
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Crompsin, I find it hard to believe that any individual would
need more than one gun. Two at most. Three or more is borderline paranoid, or crazy. Having this amount tells me: "I like things that kill people. A lot."