When the Founders wrote the Second Amendment, the largest guns they had were muskets. The modern bullet had not yet been invented. They could only shoot one bullet at a time. Today’s assault weapon would be like the power of a cannon to them. The Second Amendment is NOT a legitimate reason not to ban assault weapons. Ban them now.

Apr 12, 2023 · 3:41 AM UTC

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The power of speech was limited to a printing press. They never could have imagined reaching millions of people with a single click of the mouse.
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Lewis & Clark literally had a repeater rifle.
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2A mentions "arms"... The term is ambiguous for a reason.
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"candidate for president" Lol. Bless your heart.
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Have you not heard of the puckle gun?! Note the date on the page “1718 May 15” Definitely not a musket.
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The Puckle gun (also known as the defence gun) was a primitive crew-served, manually-operated flintlock[1] revolver patented in 1718 by James Puckle (1667–1724), a British inventor, lawyer and writer. It was one of the earliest weapons to be referred to as a "machine gun", being called such in a 1722 shipping manifest,
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I suggest you look up Thomas Jeffersons favorite gun. The puckle gun.
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Pressload magazines started in the 1600’s. The Belton, which was tested by the Continental Congress could hold up to 28rnds.
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Henry Knox would like a word.
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